274 - O. POTTHAST VON MINDEN (*1869), A sun-drenched patch of woodland, around 1900, Oil

O. POTTHAST VON MINDEN (*1869), A sun-drenched patch of woodland, around 1900, Oil Olga Potthast von Minden (1869 Sanderbusch - 1942 Varel): Light-flooded woodland in northern Germany, c. 1900, Oil Technique: Oil on Canvas, mounted on Cardboard Inscription: Lower right monogrammed: "O. P v M.". Date: c. 1900 Description: View of a forest with tall trees whose crowns extend beyond the picture frame. The sun's rays penetrate the trees and illuminate the forest floor. Some of the oil paint is applied impasto. Keywords: woodland, forest, tree, light, clearing, nature, pastos, 20th century, Expressionism, Landscape, Germany, Size: Canvas: 49,8 cm x 65,2 cm (19,6 x 25,7 in), Depiction: 48,7 cm x 64,0 cm (19,2 x 25,2 in) Condition: Rather good condition. Unframed. The painting is slightly soiled, stained and rubbed around the edges. The impasto application of colour is rubbed in the right-hand section at the height of the sky. With stains along the upper right side of the canvas.