Tauwetter über Traunstein. Um 1950.
Oil on canvas.
Signed lower left. Signed, titled and inscribed on verso. 76 x 100 cm (29,9 x 39,3 in).
Just as Balwé depicts summer landscapes in blistering heat, he manages to capture the cool atmosphere of a winter landscape so that the observer "shivers", not even the sun provides enough warmth. [DB].

We are grateful to Dr. Gabriele and Dr. Thomas Balwé for their kind support in cataloging this lot.