Max Herman Pechstein (German/French, 1881 - 1955), "Liegender Akt," 1917, ink wash on paper, signed in pencil lower right and dated, image: overall (with frame): Provenance: Jeremiah F. Sullivan, Jr., (1891-1969) and Josephine Drown Sullivan (1903-1992), San Francisco, California, and thence by descent to the present owners. Note: Dr. Alexander Pechstein has confirmed the authenticity of this work.