EMIL BEURMANN OIL BOARD LAKE SCENE NEAR LUGANO: Emil Beurmann (1862-1950, Switzerland), oil on board depicting a Lugano lake scene. Lugano is a Swiss city near the Italian border. The resort town has earned the nickname the, "Monte Carlo of Switzerland". This image signed on face, site size: 14.5"h x 20"l, framed: 17"h x 22.25"l. Verso with NPR station, KQED On-Air Art Auction information page, from whence our consignor purchased the piece. This piece was donated by Pierre S. Rhein who was the husband of 4th generation San Francisco native, artist and creative force Patricia Matau Rhein ( - 2013, America). PROVENANCE: From the mass international collection of the living estate of a former Executive for Levi Strauss International, who traveled the world for the firm buying and shipping denim before retirement and as a Broker of Real Estate in San Francisco, Maine and Florida. He received a B.A. from the University of Omaha, and remains a lead Donor of their Alumni Association today; he earned his Master's Degree at Ohio State where he served on the Dean's Staff. He was a Vice-President, 3-term President and served on the Board of Directors for the Lee Memorial Auxiliary. He was a Director on the Board for the Fort Myers Community Concert Association and Sponsor of Southwest Florida Symphony. He is also the Benefactor of Healthcare Educational and Endowment Grants - with a specific generosity for patients of HIV/AIDS, healthcare workers, & of volunteers for the sick and under-privileged.

Some small scattered paint losses.