H蹷NER; CARL WILHELM
1814 K鰊igsberg - 1879 D黶seldorf

The Pastor's Birthday. Oil on wood. 52;5 x 63cm. Signed and dated lower left: Carl H黚er D黶seldorf 1852. Framed.

Verso:
Artist's label with notes on the painting on panel

Literature:
Appears in and illustrated in: Lilian Landes: Carl wilhelm H黚ner (1814-1879); Genre und Zeitgeschichte im deutschen Vorm鋜z; Munich/Berlin 2008; p. 543; no. 1852-5b; ill.

Provenance:
Auction Cologne; Kunsthaus am Museum (VAN HAM); no. 106; October 25; 1985; Lot 1385
Since 1999 private ownership in Lower Saxony

Enclosed is a letter by the German Traditional Costume Association dated May 18; 2012.
The traditional costumes worn by the figures are most likely Netherlandish garments.Art trade; Van Ham.