Hans Thoma (Bernau 1839 – 1924 Karlsruhe). Spring rest. 1878 Oil on canvas. 44 × 33 cm (17 ⅜ × 13 in.). Monogrammed and dated in the lower right: HTh 78. [3246] Provenance: Julius Kniese, Bayreuth (acquired after 1891) / Olga Kniese, his widow, Bayreuth (1909) / European Private Collection (until 2020) / corporate collection, Netherlands Exhibition: Hans Thoma: Lebensbilder. Gemäldeausstellung zum 150. Geburtstag, Freiburg i. Br., Augustinermuseum, 1989, cat. no. 50, ill. p.. 203 Literature and illustration: Henry Thode: Thoma, des Meisters Gemälde in 874 Abbildungen. Stuttgart and Leipzig, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1909 (= Klassiker der Kunst, vol. 15), p. 116, ill., p. 517 and p. 541 We would like to thank Dr. Karin Rhine, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, for kindly providing additional information regarding the provenance