Mid-19th-Century Munich School, Nocturnal Alpine Scene With Woman Resting

Mid-19th-Century Munich School, Nocturnal Alpine Scene With Woman RestingThis calm and reflective mid 19th century German oil painting depicts a woman reclining, her hand on a zither, before moonlit Alpine scenery. Gazing outwards across the rooftops and into the distance, this is a moment of quiet solitude imagined among the grandeur of the Alps. Where a church spire rises from a small settlement, and the peaks are quelled by the poignancy of moonlight. It's a meditation on music, introspection and stillness. A timeless

Overall size: 41” x 29” / 105cm x 74cm

by the farmhouse

with the mother dressed in an eye-catching red top and yellow hat

in a similar reference to virtue

flat sight-edge panels

Frame with various signs of age including surface losses

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This late 19th-century oil painting by British artist

This charming mid-19th-century oil painting by British artist Alfred Vickers (1786-1868) depicts a picturesque scene on the River Conwy

1884Condition: Areas of foxing

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and spirited passages