Edmund Steppes (Burghausen 1873-1968 Ulrichsberg)
"Ein Traum vom Staffelsee" (Badende am Ufer)
["A Dream from Staffelsee" (bathers on the shore)]
1923
oil on canvas
25,3 x 33,7 cm
signed lower left "Edm[und]. St[eppes]. 1923"
verso inscribed by the artist in red paint "Ein Traum vom Staffelsee / 1923 / E[dmund]. f[ür]. Fritzens [?] / Edmund Steppes / München / Weihnachten [Christmas] 1923," as well as further annotations in pencil; verso also features a floral decoration in red paint
The Staffelsee is a lake in the Ammer-Loisach-Hügelland in the southernmost district of Upper Bavaria, the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Seven tree-covered islands make it the most island-rich lake in the foothills of the Alps.
