Winter in Adazi

Oil on cardboard, 45 x 59,5 cm, 1962 /// The painter Edgars Vinters (1919-2014) was one of the representatives of classical Latvian landscape painting. He masterfully captured the local nature and the seasons in his paintings. A winter landscape with a depiction of snow and seasonal mood. The foreground and central part of the composition consist of the representation of a snowy field. The paint is applied in several layers with thin but visible brushstrokes showing the materiality and texture. The edge of the forest is depicted on the left, contrasting with the wide white area. In the background, a nuanced coloured sky area is applied with smoother brushstrokes creating an atmospheric haze. The artist’s signature and dating are on the lower right.