ALBERT ANKER (1831 Ins 1910) Bernese woman reading a letter.…

Lot no. 3016

Estimate: CHF 250,000 - CHF 350,000

Sale date : 11/28/2025 at 2:00 PM

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ALBERT ANKER (1831 Ins 1910) Bernese woman reading a letter. 1896. Oil on canvas. Signed centre right: Anker. 63.5 × 49.5 cm. Provenance: - Bohni private collection, Basel, 1897. - Galerie Neupert, Zurich. - Scherz private collection, Bern (probably acquired from the above). - Lützelflüh private collection, 1962. - Private collection, Germany (acquired from the above collection in 1981). Exhibited: Bern 1931, Albert Anker 1831–1910. Jahrhundertsausstellung, Berner Kunstmuseum, 20 June–23 August 1931, no. 146, as "Der Brief des Bräutigams" (verso with label). Literature: - Exh.cat. Albert Anker 1831–1910. Jahrhundertsausstellung, Bern 1931, p. 14, no. 146 (with ill.). - Albert Anker, Max Huggler and Kunstmuseum Bern: Albert Anker. Katalog der Gemälde und Ölstudien, Bern 1962, no. 350 (with ill.). - Sandor Kuthy and Hans A. Lüthy: Anker. Zwei Autoren über einen Maler, Zurich 1980, p. 43 (with ill.). - Franz Zelger: Albert Anker 1831–1910. 32. ausgewählte Bilder zum 150. Geburtstag des Malers, Glattbrug 1980, p. 25. - Sandor Kuthy and Therese Bhattacharya-Stettler: Albert Anker. Werkkatalog der Gemälde und Ölstudien, Basel 1995, p. 224, no. 510 (with ill.). * The full tax is charged on this item marked *, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration.

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