OSCAR EDMUND BERNINGHAUS (American, 1874-1952). COLORADO MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE WITH COUPLE ON PATH, signed and dated 1898 lower left. Watercolor on paper - 14 in. x 9 3/4 in. Estimate $7,000-9,000
This work is part of a series of watercolor sketches of Colorado commissioned by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad to promote tourism by rail in the Rocky Mountains and other Western States. These sketches were reproduced in railroad marketing brochures.
Work is watercolor on paper mounted on board. Staining along bottom edge, glue staining at upper left edge. Paper appears darkened. Mat and fillet are glued to front of work at all edges. Horizontal light band of staining from backing material 3 1/2 in. from top edge.
