STERL; ROBERT HERMANN
1867 Grossdobritz - 1932 Naundorf

Loading Work in Nishni Nowgorod. 1914. Oil on canvas. 65 x 77cm. Inscribed lower right: St. (in the estate). Framed.

Verso:
Labels and numbers; among others estate no. A 11.

Literature:
- Popova; Kristina: Robert Sterl; cat.rais. of the paintings and oil scetches; Dresden 2011; no. 988;
- Zimmermann; Horst: Robert Sterl; cat.rais. of the paintings and oil scetches; Rostock
1976; no. 808.

Provenance:
- 2002 Kunstausstellung K黨l; Dresden; from private property T黚ingen;
- Collection Dr. W黱sche; Zwickau;
- ca. 1945-1950 Kunstausstellung K黨l; Dresden.

Exhibitions:
2010/11 Heidelberg; cat.no. 139 (Lasttr鋑er an schweren Ballen. Nishni-Nowgorod); ill.

Cp. cat.rais. Popova 990; 995; in front of the Kremlin and the harbour installations of Nishni Nowgorod by the Volga burden bearers are carrying heavy bales along a landing stage. During the Volga journey Sterl created one of the most acute group of works for the theme of the burden bearer; which constitutes the pinnacle of his involvement with topics from the world of work.Art trade; Van Ham.