{"product_id":"mary-kirschbaum-woman-by-a-lake-at-sunset-c-1890","title":"Mary Kirschbaum - Woman by a Lake at Sunset, c. 1890","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Kirschbaum, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSweden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWoman by a Lake at Sunset, c. 1890\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003esigned\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoil on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunframed 23 × 33 cm (9.1 × 13 in)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eframed 33 × 43 cm (13 × 16.9 in)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrivate collection, Sweden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecently professionally conserved. The painting is in very good condition with clear and well preserved colours. Presented in a newly made gilded frame, included with the work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEssay:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis intimate landscape, painted around 1890, depicts a solitary woman seated beneath a tree overlooking a tranquil lake at sunset. A small wooden jetty and moored boats occupy the centre of the composition,, while the distant shoreline is silhouetted against a sky glowing in delicate shades of pink, violet and pale blue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe seated figure is particularly important to the atmosphere of the painting. Turned away from the viewer, she appears absorbed in contemplation of the lake and fading evening light. Her small scale emphasizes the surrounding landscape and lends the scene a quiet, almost private character, as though the viewer has unexpectedly encountered a moment of solitude.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKirschbaum handles the changing light with considerable sensitivity. The pink sunset is reflected across the still surface of the lake, while the tree and foreground remain in deeper greens and browns. The overhanging branches frame the view naturally and lead the eye toward the brilliant band of colour along the horizon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery little biographical information concerning Mary Kirschbaum has so far been securely established, and her birthdates remain unknown. The present painting nevertheless reveals a technically accomplished artist working within the late nineteenth century tradition of landscape painting. Its combination of sunset light, still water and the solitary female figure gives this small work a particularly poetic quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CLASSICARTWORKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54728297021763,"sku":null,"price":28071.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/6005\/8976\/files\/B0009285-5.jpg?v=1786701627","url":"https:\/\/www.classicartworks.com\/ar\/products\/mary-kirschbaum-woman-by-a-lake-at-sunset-c-1890","provider":"CLASSICARTWORKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}