Winter (Purvītis) Explained

Winter
Other Language 1:Latvian
Other Title 1:Ziema
Artist:Vilhelms Purvītis
Year:1910
Material:oil on canvas
Height Metric:72
Width Metric:101.3
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
Museum:Latvian National Museum of Art
City:Riga

Winter (Latvian: Ziema) is an Impressionist painting by the Latvian painter Vilhelms Purvītis from 1910 .

Description

The painting is oil on canvas with dimensions 72 x 101.3 centimeters. It is held in the collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga.[1]

Analysis

The subject is a snowy landscape with a half icy river before clusters of trees in the evening sun.

Purvītis is considered the greatest Latvian painter of the 20th century.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Winter. www.europeana.eu. 2016-05-06.
  2. http://www.artmuseum.by/eng/vyst/the-last-exhibitions/latvian-landscape-is-an-icon-of-national-identity.-vilhelms-purvitis.-“spring” Latvian Landscape is an Icon of National Identity.