Alexander von Szpinger (1889-1969), German artist from Weimar, studied there and was a master student of Henry van de Velde. He had a close friendship with Christian Rohlfs. In 1932 he was a co-founder of the ''Weimar Secession''. ''Blick in den Schanzengraben bei Weimar'', impressionistic winter landscape with pollarded willows, oil on cardboard, signed lower right, dated lower left (19)58, inscribed on verso, 25 x 32 cm, framed 32 x 40 cm