Old Trees
Romanticism
1840
14.0 x 18.0 cm
In this desolate scene, trees and mountains seem to part ways to admit crepuscular winter light. Like his contemporaries, Balke was drawn to untamed landscapes that were characteristically Norwegian.In this composition and others, Balke deliberately left loosely brushed brown paint—essentially a mid-tone base coat—visible in the lower register, scuttling conventions of finish observed by most painters. This prioritization of painterly effects over verisimilitude did not always find favor with the art establishment: in 1843, a Norwegian critic wrote, “His whole production is merely the mark of a dirty palette handled without discrimination.”
ペーデル・バルケ(1804 – 1887)
ドラマチックな風景画と社会活動で知られるノルウェーのロマン派画家、ペダー・バルケ(1804-1887)をご紹介。ノルウェーの自然を描いた崇高な作品群と、その独自の芸術的ビジョンをぜひご覧ください。
作品詳細
- 作品名: Old Trees
- 作家: ペーデル・バルケ
- 制作年: 1840
- 作品サイズ: 14.0 x 18.0 cm
- 著作権の状態: パブリックドメイン
- コーパスの文脈: critique of academic norms , norwegian romanticism
- キーワード: “tree painting” , romantic art , “landscape art”
- トピック: atmospheric , dark palette , solitude