Karl Schwesig (1898-1955) Mount Canigou in the Snow Saint Cyprien Camp 11 October 1940 Watercolor on paper, 23 x 30 cm Signed and dated, lower left and lower middle: K. Schwesig, 11 Okt. 1940, St. Cyprien. Inscribed (in German), lower part: Der Konigo im ersten Schneekleid (Sicht durch den Stacheldracht von Meers aus) [Mount Canigou covered with the first snow of the year (seen from the sea through the wire fences)] © Beit Lohamei Haghetaot, Museum Number 240. Donated by Hannelore Schwesig, the artist's widow, Ein Hod, Israel, 1959 |