Snowy Landscape – Hoppmann Hein

Snowy Landscape – Hoppmann Hein

Work size: 70 x 60 cm
Measurements with frame: 74 x 64 cm
Technique: oil on canvas
Period: circa 1950

Description:

A horse-drawn sleigh is about to leave from a quiet high mountain village, the only means of transport to reach the towns in the valley.

The mountains in the background are imposing and covered in a white blanket of snow, with golden and blue reflections that play with the light of the winter sun. The sky is clear blue and the sun’s rays paint the scene with a warm atmosphere, despite the perceived cold.

Along the edge of the snowy road you can glimpse evergreen shrubs and trees, with branches weighed down by a layer of snow, rendered with quick strokes of the spatula that give depth and texture.

Every detail of the painting speaks of a moment of serenity and natural beauty, amplified by the expressive technique and the contrasts of light and shadow, bringing the observer directly into that Alpine scene.