4411 - Erich Goldstaub, By the Lakeshore

Erich Goldstaub, By the Lakeshore A tree-lined path by the lake, on the banks of which people are picnicking beneath willow trees; on the right-hand edge of the picture, reeds and a dinghy beneath a lightly clouded sky with a rainbow; a slightly impasto, expressionist-style landscape painting, oil on panel, a scratched dedication in the lower left-hand corner reading ‘for Otto and Maria!’ as well as the signature and date ‘Erich Goldstaub 1931’, inscribed on the reverse with the artist’s address, signs of ageing, framed in a Berlin-style moulding, inner dimensions approx. 37 x 46 cm. Artist information: Jewish make-up artist (died in Neuengamme concentration camp), worked for Jean Weidt, amongst others; source: Biographical Encyclopaedia of Theatre Artists.