7017 - Stekker, Martin

Stekker, Martin Sunday Strollers with a Red Windmill Oil on canvas, mounted on hardboard. 35.5 x 41.3 cm. On the reverse side of the frame is the estate stamp; signed there in black ballpoint pen: “Ruth Kretschmer, née Stekker.” Stekker G 2. Martin Stekker was an unjustly forgotten artist who only received the recognition he deserved posthumously, thanks in no small part to the efforts of his family and respected art historians. He is classified as an Impressionist in art history; he placed great emphasis on the “poetry of everyday life” in his work, as illustrated by his retrospective of the same name at the Museum Reinickendorf in 2015. In 1901, he began his studies at the Düsseldorf Art Academy and, in 1920, on the recommendation of Max Liebermann, was granted a master’s studio at the Berlin Academy of Arts under Arthur Kampf. Provenance: From the artist’s estate Private collection, Berlin - Please request condition reports for the lots, as the condition is listed in the catalog only in exceptional cases. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.