Lot 214: Eduard Karsen (Dutch, 1860-1941)

Avond in oktober: a village at dusk
signed 'Ed./Karsen' (lower left); and inscribed with title and numbered 'No.8' on a visitingcard of the artist (attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
34 x 44.5 cm.
Painted between 1887-1889

Amsterdam, Kunsthandel E.J. van Wisselingh, Tentoonstelling van Schilderijen door Ed. Karsen, 11 November-7 December 1895, cat.no. 65, as: Avond in October.
Amsterdam, Frederik Muller & Co, Tentoonstelling van schilderijen van Eduard Karsen uit openbare verzamelingen en uit het bezit van particulieren, September 1922, cat.no. 51, as: Avond in October.

Mr W. de Ridder, Ede.
Anon. Sale, Christie's Amsterdam, 29 October 1997, lot 430, where acquired by the present owner.

Compare to a smaller version with the same subject matter titled 'Avond in October' in the collection of the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo.

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