Hans Thoma (Bernau 1839 – 1924 Karlsruhe). Christmas Eve. 1864 Watercolour and brown ink, heightened with white, on greenish paper. 29 × 23,5 cm (11 ⅜ × 9 ¼ in.). Monogrammed (joined) and dated on the lower right in black ink: HTh 1864. After this watercolour, the artist created the (laterally reversed) algraph "Christmas I" for the Jos. Schott publishing house in Mainz in 1900 (Beringer, Griffelkunst 114). [3115] Provenance: Private Collection, Baden-Wuerttemberg