Oil on panel, framed. Featuring soldiers visiting a farm. Signed "W. Velten" in the bottom right corner. Label affixed to verso reads "Standige Kunst-Ausstellung der Munchener Kunstler-Genossenschaft im Gebaude des alten Nationalmuseums, Maimiliamstrathe 26". Stamped illegibly on verso. Label attached to verso reads "157 WILHELM VELTEN 1847-1929 OIL ON PANEL 15 x 24 cm". Wilhelm Velten (1847-1929, Russian-German). 15.5 x 24 cm (6.25 x 9.5 in), Frame: 37 x 45 cm (14.5 x 17.75 in). Provenance: Dobiaschofski, Bern, May 21, 2008, Lot 419

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