At Lake Garda, 1907, Oil on millboard, 33 x 26 3/4 in. (83. 8 x 67. 9 cm), Paintings, Hans Thoma (German, Bernau im Schwarzwald 1839?1924 Karlsruhe), Thoma enrolled in art school in 1859, but it was his exposure to modern art in Paris, in 1868?especially a visit to Gustave Courbet's studio?that made a great impression on him. He later came under the sway of Arnold B繹cklin and Symbolist art