Description & Technical information
From Fjord to Forest, cat ref: 22
Date: 1871
Period: 1850-1900, 19th century
Medium: Oil on canvas
Signature: Signed and dated: 5/9/71 J G Steffan
Dimensions: 26 x 46.4 cm (10¹/₄ x 18¹/₄ inches)
Provenance: Zürich, Christie’s, 14 April 1997, lot 14
Asbjørn Lunde (1927-2017), New York.
Literature: E. Sandor-Schneebeli, Johann Gottfried Steffan: Landschaftsmaler 1815-1905, Biel, 2009, no. 1871-16, repr. p.241
Exhibitions: Alpine Views: Alexandre Calame and the Swiss Landscape, Williamstown, Clark Art Institute, 2006, no. 32, repr.;
Forests, Rocks, Torrents: Norwegian and Swiss Landscapes from the Lunde Collection, London, National Gallery, 2011, no. 48, repr. p. 78.
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