Georg Emil Libert - Winter Tree with Crows at DuskGeorg Emil Libert (18201908) Denmark Winter Tree with Crows at Dusk signed lower right oil on canvas unframed 47. 5 42 cm (18. 7 16. 5 in) framed 68 63 cm (26. 8 24. 8 in) Provenance: A Swedish private collection Condition report: The painting exhibits age related patina with minor craquelure in the paint layer, typical for works of this period. The frame is likely original and shows minor wear consistent with age. Essay: This Romantic winter

fresh and planned in a very enjoyable mixture

This earlier version

frolic in the calm

allowing the sky to dominate the scene and emphasizing the dramatic effect of sunlight breaking through the cloud cover

capturing fleeting light and shifting cloud with confident

it was auctioned as Workshop of Jacob Ochtervelt

and unseen power

and church commissions

long celebrated for its rugged scenery

This fusion of realism and romanticism is a hallmark of Nilsson’s landscape painting

exhibit his enduring fascination with the poetic interplay of light and atmosphere

revealing the initial conception of the motif