ERNEST BIELER (Rolle 1863–1948 Lausanne) Fileuse et dévideuse dans un intérieur saviésan. 1942. Tempera on board. Signed and dated lower right: E·BIELER 1942. 64 × 89 cm. Provenance: Swiss private collection, acquired by the present owner from the artist's widow circa 1960 in Rivaz. Exhibited: - Sion 2005, Ernest Biéler dans les collections privées, Musée de l'Evêché, 14.10.–27.11.2005 (the painting served as the poster motif for the exhibition). - Bern 2011, Ernest Biéler. Geträumte Wirklichkeit, Kunstmuseum Bern, 8.7.–13.11.2011, no. 122 (label on verso). - Martigny 2011/12, Ernest Biéler. Réalité rêvée Fondation Gianadda, 1.12.2011–26.2.2012, no. 122 (label on verso).

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