Alexander Max Koester

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Denton, New York (and sold, Sotheby's, New York, February 24, 1983, lot 221, illustrated)
Acquired at the above sale

Ruth Stein and Hans Koester, Alexander Koester 1864-1932: Leben und Werk, Recklinghausen, 1988, n.p., no. 867,  illustrated

The following condition report was kindly provided by Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.: This work is in lovely condition. The canvas is unlined. The paint layer is clean and varnished. There is one restoration on the top edge near the upper right corner and a couple of small spots in the lower left. These restorations are not particularly well handled. If they were removed and re-examined, it probably would be found that they only address very small losses, if anything. The work could be hung as is, or it could be improved with a small amount of attention.
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