ALFRED RETH (1884-1966) Lot n° 15

THE PROFESSOR ESMEIN, 1914 Oil on canvas Signed lower left Countersigned and dated on the back (difficult to read) 100 × 81 cm - 39.37 × 31.88 in. Oil on canvas Signed lower left Countersigned and dated at the back (illegible) Provenance : - Sale by Maître Cornette de Saint Cyr, Drouot Montaigne, Paris, 9 October 1990 - Private collection, Paris - Sale Maîtres Perrin, Royère, La Jeunesse, Versailles - Private collection, Paris (acquired from the above-mentioned auction house) Bibliography : Alfred Reth 1884-1966, From Cubism to Abstraction, Kàlamn Maklàry, Kis Zsuzsa, Andràsi Kata, Maklàry Artworks Kft, 2003. Work reproduced on page 133 of the book (work dated 1912 in the book)