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Provenance: The Danish seller's great-grandfather, Alfred Kieler (1844–1926), founder of Aarhus Oil Factory and two oil mills in Liepāja (Libau), Latvia. Alfred Kieler stayed for a number of years in Latvia, where he developed his large private art collection by among other things acquired this painting. In 1906 he moved back to Aarhus, later to Hellerup. By his death in 1926, the painting also appeared on the heirs' list. Thence by descent until today.