HANS THOMA (Bernau 1839-1924 Karlsruhe) View of the Rhine with Rheinfelden. 1896. Oil on cardboard. Monogrammed and dated lower left: HTh 1896. 50 × 99 cm. Provenance: - Ella Joshua Collection, London, 1909. - Thyssen Collection, Lugano. - Galerie Abels, Cologne, 1958. - Privately owned in Switzerland for several generations. Exhibitions: - Munich 1930, Neue Pinakothek, cat. no. 423. - Essen 1953, works of art from church, museum and private collections: Essen Cathedral Treasure, tapestries from the Krupp Collection, paintings, sculptures by old and new masters, Museum Volkwang Essen/Villa Hügel, 10 May - 30 September 1953. Literature: Henry Thode: Hans Thoma. Des Meisters Gemälde in 874 Abbildungen, in: Klassiker der Kunst, vol. 15, Stuttgart/Leipzig 1909, p. 401 (as Rheinlandschaft, with illustration).