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199 - Landscape with a ruined tower and a pastoral figure. Europea…
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Estimate €2,000 - €4,000
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Landscape with a ruined tower and a pastoral figure. European Romantic school. 19th century. Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 91 x 73 cm (unframed), 111 x 90 cm (framed). The painting depicts a melancholic landscape at sunset, where a solitary figure rests by a river, whilst an ox stops to drink in the golden light of twilight. In the background, a church with a bell tower and a cluster of houses are silhouetted against gently contoured mountains. To the right, atop a rocky outcrop, stands a ruined tower with arches still standing, an architectural testament to the past. The orange light of the sky envelops the entire scene, creating a nostalgic and contemplative atmosphere. The use of colour, with delicate gradations and soft contrasts, as well as the fluid and enveloping brushstrokes, place this painting within the tradition of 19th-century European Romantic landscape painting. This style, influenced by a poetic appreciation of nature, seeks to convey emotions and states of mind through the environment. The inclusion of ruins, pastoral figures and evocative architecture reinforces the symbolic nature of the passage of time, so characteristic of Romanticism. 91 x 73 cm (unframed), 111 x 90 cm (framed).
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About the sale GRAND JULY AUCTION – FINE ART, OLD MASTERS AND JEWELLERY
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Auction time 07/15/2026 at 3:00 PM
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