Wisconsin Art Collection, Permanent Art Collection
Acquisition
Accession
1916.1
Source or Donor
Frederick Layton
Acquisition Method
Gift
Made/Created
Artist
Franz Biberstein
Date made
1916
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Signature and Date
Transcription
"Fr. Biberstein / 1916"
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Framed Size
Height
60 in
Width
90 in
Relationships
Related Publications
Notes
German Academic Painters in Wisconsin: [Exhibition] West Bend Gallery of Fine Arts, August 2nd-27th, 1989 (West Bend Gallery of Fine Arts, 1989), Call Number: 759.175 G373.
Provenance
Notes
According to Bill DeLind, the painting "was commissioned by the Great Northern Railway to advertise the scenery along their route from Chicago to Seattle." See documentation attached to appraisal record at "DeLind 2016."
Exhibitions
Notes
“German Academic Painters in Wisconsin,” West Bend Gallery of Fine Arts (Museum of Wisconsin Art), West Bend, WI, August 1989.
