Erbe, Julius. On Lake Como. Oil on canvas. 40 x 60 cm, l. below monogrammed J. E. and dat. (18)75. Art Nouveau frame. Farmhouse on Lake Como with two women washing clothes, - Julius Erbe, German landscape painter, active in Berlin. - Verso on old exhibition label of the Prussian Art Society titled "am Comer See" and named "Erbe". - Oil painting, Prussian Art Society of 1875, in Art Nouveau frame Julius Erbe, German landscape painter, active in Berlin 2nd half of 19th century. Farmhouse on Lake Como with two women washing clothes, oil/canvas, 40 x 60 cm, l. u. monogrammed J. E. u. dat. (18)75, on the verso titled "am Comer See" and named "Erbe" on an old exhibition label of the Preußischer Kunstverein, in an Art Nouveau gold stucco frame. D

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