Carl Gustav Rodde, River Landscape At Sunset With Cottages & Villagers trees almost black

almost black

Bang-Sorensen has applied the paint quite thickly in areas to give the piece some texture and the style is surely influenced by the French post-impressionists

Through the centre of the composition

Our eyes are guided initially by the tall tree on the left-hand side and then down along the riverbank - out towards the distant mill

The bush on the right of the couple appears to have grown diagonally with the wind whipping across the open landscape

Carl Gustav Rodde, River Landscape At Sunset With Cottages & Villagers trees almost blackAn exceptional late 19th century oil on canvas by German painter, Carl Gustav Rodde (1830 1906). It captures the atmosphere of a lazy Summers day as the light begins to diminish while several villagers rest by a river. Rodde specialised in picturesque landscapes that celebrated an idealised vision of rural life. He adored the countryside and often chose to depict scenic views with the sun at its most dramatic. In this scene, the light is gently