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Lot 3005 - A207 Swiss Art - Friday, 01. December 2023, 02.00 PM

ALBERT ANKER

(1831 Ins 1910)
The two sisters. 1883.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated lower left: Anker 1883.
70 × 53 cm.

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Provenance:
- Collection of Albert Nicolas, Neuchâtel, 1884.
- Private collection, Switzerland, since 1962.
- Sale Auktion Stuker, Bern, 29.10.–5.11.1995, Lot 1006.
- Important private collection, Switzerland, acquired at the above auction.
- By descent to the current owner.

Exhibited:
- Neuchâtel 1884, XXI Exposition de la Société des Amis des Arts, Neuchâtel, 1.5.–1.6.1884, no. 2.
- Zurich 1911, Albert Anker, Kunsthaus Zürich, 7.5.–5.6.1911, no. 38, as "Die grosse Schwester".
- Bern 1928, Albert Anker. Gedächtnisausstellung, Kunsthalle Bern, 15.9.–18.11.1928, no. 45 (label verso).
- Basel 1937, Albert Anker, Kunsthalle Basel, 3.4.–17.5.1937, no. 249, as "Am Ofen".
- Neuchâtel 1956, 250 Tableaux appartenant aux Collections neuchâteloises, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Neuchâtel, 22.4.–21.5.1956, no. 51.
- Bern 1960, Albert Anker, Kunstmuseum Bern, 17.9.–11.12.1960, no. 85 (label verso).

Source:
Albert Anker: Livre de Vente, 6.8.1884: "d' Alb. Nicolas pour le tableau de l'expos. les 2 sœurs avec le fourneau de Zöllner Jakob, 700".

Literature:
- Exh.cat. Albert Anker, ed. Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, Zürich 1911, S. 8, no. 38, as "Die Grosse Schwester".
- Exh.cat. Albert Anker, ed. Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern 1928, p. 14, no. 45, as "Mädchen, strickend, auf Ofen".
- Exh.cat. Albert Anker, ed. Kunsthalle Basel, Basel 1937, p. 35, no. 249, as "Am Ofen".
- Exh.cat. Albert Anker. ed. Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern 1960, no. 85 as "Strickendes Mädchen auf Ofenbank, mit kleiner Schwester".
- Albert Anker, Max Huggler und Kunstmuseum Bern: Albert Anker. Katalog der Gemälde und Ölstudien, Bern 1962, no. 114.
- Sandor Kuthy and Therese Bhattacharya-Stettler: Albert Anker. Werkkatalog der Gemälde und Ölstudien, Basel 1995, p. 160, no. 304 (ill.).


CHF 700 000 / 1 200 000 | (€ 721 650 / 1 237 110)

Sold for CHF 1 110 000 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.