Oil on cardboard.41 x 31.5 cm.
To date described as "Selbstbildnis" (self portrait), this, according to Hülsewig-Johnen/Reipschläger, could also be a portrait of one of the brothers with a guitar. [JS].
LITERATURE: Jutta Hülsewig-Johnen/Christiane Reipschläger, Hermann Stenner. Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, published by Freundeskreis Hermann Stenner e. V., Bielefeld 2003, no. 62 (illu. p. 81). Hans Georg Gmelin, Hermann Stenner 1891-1941, Munich 1975, p. 25, no. G 60 (illu. p. 84).

Hermann Stenner 1891-1914, Städtisches Kunsthaus, Bielefeld, September 9 - October 14, 1956, cat. no. 55 (with the label on the reverse). Hermann Stenner 1891-1914, Spendhaus Reutlingen, May 5 - June 16, 1974, cat. no. 12. Hermann Stenner 1891-1914, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, June 2 - August 25, 1991, cat. no. 9 (illu. p. 64). Hermann Stenner. Gemälde. Retrospektive 1909-1914, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, June 1 - August 31, 2003; Galerie der Stadt Aschaffenburg, Jesuitenkirche, September 27 - November 16, 2003

From the artist's estate. Hugo and Elise Stenner, Bielefeld (from the artist's estate). Erich Stenner, Bielefeld (obtained from the above). Elisabeth Korn, Bielefeld/Munich (obtained from the above, presumably before 1956, with the ownership entry on the reverse). Hermann-Josef Bunte Collection, Bielefeld

In good condition. Primarily in the marginal areas with isolated, small retouched spots, as well as with two tiny retouched spots on the right and left side of the jacket, primarily visible under ultraviolet light. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of an ultraviolet light and to the best of knowledge.