SZINYEI MERSE, Pál
(1845, Szinyeújfalu - 1920, Jernye)

Winter

between 1901 and 1905
Oil on canvas, 90 x 117 cm
Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest

This painting, the date of origin of which can only be guessed, is to our knowledge Szinyei's only winter landscape. The angle at which the horizon is declining is almost identical to that found in "Picnic in May" (1873) and in "Poppies in the Field" (1896) as well as in several other works. The edition of the scene is also familiar: Szinyei selected from the views offered by Nature in such a way that they fit into his favourite compositional variations. In this instance, the painter was inspired by the infinite simplicity and the fine lilac hues of the snow-covered land. The pinkish-grayish lilac colours of the clouds are reflected on the snow. In this way the transparent and ethereal colours bring life to the basically monochrome character of the winter landscape.


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