Johann Kluska (1904 Berlin - 1973 ibid.) "Annunciation". Original title Kluska became known above all for his extensive figurative nude compositions, often mythological-mystical scenes in an expressionist-realist style, but also for portraits and religious motifs, partly in the realistic style of New Objectivity. He studied at the art school in Berlin under Philipp Franck and at the academy as the last master student of Max Friedrich Koch. Since 1925 he participated several times in the major art exhibitions in Munich and Berlin. Oil on canvas; signed and dated lower left. 1931; estate stamp on verso. A small tear in the canvas; 119 cm x 106.5 cm. Frame. Kluska showed the painting in his own studio exhibition in 1947. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1931. Estate stamp on the reverse. One minor flaw to the canvas.