Landschaft bei Marseille. 1930er Jahre.
Oil on canvas.
Right margin with scratched monogram and date '40' (barely legible). 65.5 x 80.5 cm (25.7 x 31.6 in). [AW].

• Kleinschmidt captures the mood of a summer afternoon in a particularly beautiful way.
• The artist spent the summer months from 1937 to 1940 with his family in the south of France.
• He made landscapes in the spirit of Paul Cézanne and Vincent van Gogh there.
• Formerly part of the renowned Erich Cohn collection, New York..

The work will be included into the revised catalogue raisonné of paintings and works on paper by Paul Kleinschmidt, currently prepared by VAN HAM ART Publications.

PROVENANCE: Erich Cohn Collection (1898-1972), New York (with the ownership note on the reverse).
Mrs. Reginald Pollak.
Pasadena Art Museum (gifted from the above in 1963, until 1970: Pasadena Treasure Chest Sale).
Private collection USA.
Private collection Southern Germany.
Private collection Lower Saxony.

LITERATURE: Sotheby's, New York, 6985th auction, May 14, 1997, lot 467 (color illu.).
Sotheby's, New York, 7267th auction, February 17, 1999, lot 86 (color illu.).
Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 269th auction, May 17, 2002, lot 92 (color illu.).

In good condition. Relined. With minimal craquelure in places. Isolated tiny losses in the edges. Small retouches in places, especially in the upper left area. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of an ultraviolet light and to the best of knowledge and belief.