During his career, German landscape painter Eugen Bracht traversed the styles of Romanticism, Symbolism and Impressionism.
Active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Bracht was known primarily for his intensely moody coastal landscapes — in particular one titled The Shore of Oblivion (images above, top, with two detail crops) that was considered a Symbolist masterpiece on a level with Arnold Böcklin’s Isle of the Dead.
Like Böcklin’s Isle of the Dead, Bracht’s The Shore of Oblivion was so well received the the artist painted several variations of the same composition.
I find particular enjoyment in Bracht’s portrayals of gnarled trees.
[Via Gurney Journey]
Link: Eugen Bracht on Wikimedia Commons
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The Electric Light Company, and here
Dorotheum, and here
Christie's (Bing image search)
Bonham's (Bing image search)
Google Art Project
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Gurney Journey
The Electric Light Company, and here
Dorotheum, and here
Christie's (Bing image search)
Bonham's (Bing image search)
Google Art Project
Senses Atlas
Love the size of the trees he was able to suggest in the first & last ones, without any obvious comparison (such as a person or animal) in the paintings. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah, he gets across the feeling of looking up at them.
So nice
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