Provenance
The artist
E. Weyhe, Inc., New York, New York, by 1932
Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, New York
Private collection
Private collection, by descent from above
Exhibited
Flint Institute of Arts, Michigan, The Art of Collecting, November 25, 2011–January 8, 2012
Related Work
Autumn, ca. 1911–12, oil on canvas, 18 x 15 inches; private collection (Fern Karesh Hurst), exhibited 69th Regiment Armory, New York, The Armory Show, February 17–March 15, 1913
Landscape, ca. 1916, oil on gessoed board, 18 x 21¾ inches, signed lower left: A. H. Maurer; The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
Note: Erhard Weyhe (1882–1972) was a New York City bookseller and art dealer who was quick to recognize Alfred H. Maurer’s talent. Weyhe gave the artist early exposure in his Lexington Avenue bookshop/art gallery.