(Broekhuizen 1832–1906 Munich)

Driving home the herd. 1879.

Oil on canvas.

Signed, inscribed and dated lower right: Christian. Mali. München. 1879.

60.5 × 78 cm.

Provenance:
- With Galerie Dr. Bühler, Munich.
- Sale Christie's, Amsterdam, 18.4.2000, Lot. 70.
- With Maier & Co. Fine Art, Stuttgart (with label verso).
- European private collection.

Literature:
Hans-Peter Bühler: Anton Braith – Christian Mali, Tiermaler der Münchner Schule, p.77f, no. 227 (with colour ill. p. 242).

Condition:
Oil on unlined canvas. Paint surface well-preserved, partly with a fine crackle pattern. Partly slightly yellowed and sporadically minimal colour loss.
Under UV: sporadically small retouching on the edges. Few more small retouching in the foreground, the landscape and in the sky. Varnish appears in fluorescent green.
Overall in good condition.
Dimension with frame: 78.5 × 96.5 cm.