Rudolf Riester (1904-1999), German painter, studied at the Academy in Munich under Karl Caspar, at the United State Schools for Liberal and Applied Arts in Berlin under Erich Wolfsfeld. 1928 master studio with Hans Meid. Travels to Paris and southern France, among other places, later also stays in Rome, Florence and Switzerland. Beach party with dog, watercolor on laid paper, signed and dated (19)81 (?) by hand lower right, dedication lower left, 39 x 56 cm, framed behind glass 61 x 81 cm