Arnold Busch, 1876 Grünenplan-1951 Cismar, The cruise steamer Columbus in an Asian port, in the foreground boys at the quay, oil/lwd/wood, sign., about 73x98cm, R. approx.88x113cm, Busch studied at the Dresden Academy with Bantzer and Franck, undertook study trips to Italy, Russia, France, Ceylon and India, 1912 Prof. in Wroclaw, away in 1915 as a war painter Army-Oberkommando, was represented at all major German art exhibitions in Munich from 1937 to 1944 (except 1941), the depicted 1922-christened cruise ship Columbus was sunk by the crew in 1939 in order not to enter British prisoner of war, the American Creutzer Tuscaloosa rescued the crew and brought them to New York