Mondnacht (verso: Waldweg). 1942.
Oil on canvas.
Lower left signed and dated. Lower right additionally signed, partly panited over. 55.5 x 74.5 cm (21.8 x 29.3 in). [CH].

• Painted on both sides: with a forest scene in strong colors on its verso.
• Atmospheric vespertine landscape, presumably showing the Wümme meadows near Fischerhude.
• A similar depiction from the same year is in the Kunsthalle Bremen.

The work is listed in the artist's studio book under the number 182. We are grateful to Mr Rainer Noeres, Otto Modersohn Museum, Fischerhude, for his kind expert advice.

PROVENANCE: Max Kruse, Berlin (presumably gifted from the artist, verso with a dedication).
Max Kruse jr., Munich (inherited from the above, verso with note of ownership)
Private collection germany.