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λ ALFRED KOLB (SWISS 1978-1958)LANDSCAPE WITH TREES Oil on canvas board Signed and dated 30 (lower right) further inscribed (verso)41 x 50cm (16 x 19½ in.)Together with a watercolour of a mountain landscape, indistinctly signed and dated 38 (lower right) 24.5 x 24cm (2)Provenance: Private Collection, Oskar Reinhart (1885-1965), Winterthur, Switzerland By descent to The Hon. Mrs James Tennant Exhibited:Possibly, Switzerland, Wintherthur, December 1942, titled 'Obstgarten,' purchased by Reinhart on 31st December 1942Please note measurements do not include the frame unless otherwise stated. Oskar Reinhart was born in Winterthur, Switzerland in 1885. His father Theodor Reinhart (1849-1919) worked as a textile merchant running Volkart Brothers, which was founded by his wife's family, and facilitated the trade of cotton across the continent mainly from India. Theodor was an active art collector and devoted to supporting the careers of promising artists. By the age of 39 Oskar, inspired by his father, retired from the family firm to focus on building his already established art collection. Reinhart travelled across Europe visiting museums and private collectors devoting his time to art patronage. Reinhart purchased villa Am Römerholz in his hometown which was to become his own private gallery to house his collection as well as his private residence. In 1940 Reinhart donated the Austrian, German and Swiss works of art from his collection to the town of Winterthur which was housed from 1951 in the Museum Oskar Reinhart, now within the Kunst Museum including pieces by Caspar David Friedrich and Adolph Menzel. The rest of the collection was bequeathed to the Swiss Confederation including his home in 1958 and this opened to the public in 1970 and is still available to visit today. The original bequest included over five hundred paintings and several thousand drawings.Reinhart was particularly drawn to French Impressionists and he enjoyed mixing old masters with modern masters arranging displays in order of form and colour rather than period. It was the focus on colour and light used by the Impressionists that sparked Reinharts' interest. Reinhart was conscious of seeking talent and artists with potential in order to support and encourage their careers. The collection on display at Am Römerholz includes works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Vincent Van Gogh, Edouard Manet, Paul Cezanne and Alfred Sisley amongst a selection of old masters such as Pieter Brughel the Elder. Condition Report: Some light rubbing to the extreme edges. Marks and scuffs to frame throughout. Watercolour: Unexamined out of glazed frame. Slight undulation to the sheet. Some staining and moulding to the mount. Please note Dreweatts is not liable for damage to frames. Condition Report Disclaimer
