Martin Nicolaus Antique German Plein Air Landscape Oil Painting Old Vintage 1920
RARE ANTIQUE GERMAN PLEIN AIR LANDSCAPE IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS BY REVERED GERMAN PAINTER MARTIN NICOLAUS. THIS WORK DEPICTS A SERENE FOREST CLEARING OVERLOOKING A DISTANT RIVER OR LAKE, WITH A VIEW THAT UNFOLDS TOWARD A SUNLIT TOWN BEYOND. TALL, STATELY TREES FRAME THE COMPOSITION, DRAWING THE EYE TOWARD A VISTA DRENCHED IN GOLDEN LIGHT AND BRILLIANT SKIES. NICOLAUS’ MASTERFUL BRUSHWORK AND EARTHY TONAL PALETTE BRING GERMANY’S NATURAL BEAUTY TO LIFE WITH DEPTH, TRANQUILITY, AND RICH TEXTURE. SIGNED IN THE LOWER LEFT BY MARTIN NICOLAUS. IT DATES AROUND THE 1920s. MILD SCRATCHES TO THE FRAME. PROVENANCE: PRIVATE ESTATE, SAN MARINO, CALIFORNIA. DIMENSIONS INCLUDING THE FRAME: 24″ H x 29″ W. DIMENSIONS WITHOUT THE FRAME: 23″ W x 18″ H. Martin Nicolaus (1870 – 1945) was active/lived in Germany. Martin Nicolaus is known for Romantic rural landscape scenes with figure painting, graphics. Landscape, figure painter and graphic artist in Stuttgart, student of Landsberger and Hölzel. Martin Nicolaus works have been exhibited in prominent fine art galleries and important auctions worldwide.