Snowy Landscape with Roe Deer, Georg Maria Berger
Technical information:
Code: QA54
Period: 1920s
Author: Georg Maria Berger
Origin: Munich, Germany
Technique: Oil on canvas
Height: 100 cm | 39.37 in
Width: 95 cm | 37.40 in
Description:
In this evocative 1920s painting, the snow becomes a silent poem. The day draws to a close, and three roe deer stand still in the heart of a motionless landscape, suspended in the cold breath of winter. Suddenly, a faint sound — perhaps a branch breaking or a distant step on the snow — breaks the absolute stillness. Alerted, the animals lift their heads and gaze in the same direction, captured in a moment of watchful stillness. It is precisely this fleeting, fragile instant that the artist captures with remarkable sensitivity, through the eyes of the animals meeting those of the observer.
Bare trees, rocks, and shrubs barely visible beneath the whiteness of the snow tell of a nature that breathes softly, while in the background the mountains fade into a golden light, heralding the coming night. With soft brushstrokes and muted tones, the painter conveys the depth of silence and the secret pulse of wild life.
Signed lower right.
Restoration Information:
The painting has undergone a careful conservation treatment including cleaning of the pictorial surface. A small imperfection in the lower part of the canvas has been restored. The work is presented with its original frame. Upon request, it can be delivered with an antique fir wood frame.
About the Painter:
Georg Maria Berger was born in Munich in 1862, the son of architect Mathias Berger. From 1877 to 1884, he studied at the Munich Academy under Otto von Seitz and Wilhelm von Diez. He later pursued forestry studies and worked as forester for the Counts Arco-Zinneberg in Hohenaschau. Subsequently, he settled in Munich as a painter, where he was appointed professor. His works were exhibited at the Neue Pinakothek in Munich and published in numerous magazines and hunting-themed illustration collections. A painter of hunting scenes and animals, as well as a professional forester, Georg Maria Berger died in Munich in 1942.
