Winter
Oil on canvas
16 1/8 x 21 1/8 inches
1884
As published in: Scenic Impressions: Southern Interpretations from the Johnson Collection
As exhibited in: Scenic Impressions: Southern Interpretations from the Johnson Collection, 2015–2018, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, Tennessee; Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia; Telfair Museums, Savannah, Georgia; Knoxville Museum of Art, Tennessee; Rosalind Sallenger Richardson Center for the Arts at Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina
During his youth in Germany, Carl Brenner fell in love with his native woods. This keen interest continued after he immigrated and settled in Louisville, Kentucky, where he prospered as a landscape painter.
The cool muted tones of Winter evoke a chilly silence, which is alleviated by the hint of a setting sun. Open brushstrokes define a snowy foreground, while a strong diagonal moves through Brenner’s beloved beech trees toward a rustic cabin in the distance.
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