Theodor Baierl (German, 1881-1932), active in Munich
Ruhende Menschen [Resting Couple],
also known as Schlafendes Liebespaar [Lovers Sleeping] and as Die Liebenden [The Lovers]
circa 1921
signed lower right: "Theodor Baierl"
oil on panel
44 x 37,5 cm
Provenance:
Galerie Neupert, Zurich
Private Collection, Switzerland
Exhibition History:
It appears that the painting was exhibited in 1921 at the Glass Palace Exhibition in Munich. See Muenchener Kunst-Ausstellung 1921 im Glaspalast (Munich: F. Bruckmann, 1921) (catalogue of the exhibition), pg. 3 (referenced without illustration as "Die Liebenden" ["The Lovers"]).
Literature:
1924 Richard Braungart, "Theodor Baierl," Die Kunst für Alle, No. 39, March 1924, pgs. 161-173, with illustration at pg. 172.
