477. Carl Rosen. Landscape of the Baltic Sea. Early 20th century

A large, standard canvas about the native land from Karl Rosen. The landscape of the Baltic Sea is captured, where, against the background of a moving, changeable sky, gray, quiet waters of the Gulf of Riga and a fishing boat are depicted. In the distance of the horizon, sails and a premonition of a low, mournful coast are visible. The changeability of light, rain, floating clouds accurately conveys the atmosphere of the Baltic coast. Large-format paintings with views of the Baltic Sea are a rarity in the work of Karl Rosen. Large format seascapes are of high artistic and collection value. 20th century beginning.Canvas, oil. 112x106 cm. Authors signature in the lower right corner of the painting.Karl Rosen (1864-1934) received his art education in the landscape workshop of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts from the outstanding Russian landscape painter of his time - Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin. At the same time, he studied with Julius Klever and worked in his workshop. Since 1918, Rosen has been living and working in Latvia, participating in several exhibitions of the Union of Independent Artists, and in 1927 held the only solo exhibition known during his lifetime. Karl Rosen is one of the representatives of conservative academic painting. Consistently focusing only on the landscape, he depicts natural scenes of different seasons, paying special attention to the light and emotional mood of the works. The artist drew inspiration for his works from the traditions of Russian realistic art of the second half of the 19th century. The nature landscapes sensitively conveyed by the author with dramatic and romantic lighting effects were already popular with contemporaries and are highly valued by art lovers.