Willy Tiedjen, 1881 – 1950
SHEPHERD WITH HIS HERD AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO MELT, 1915
Oil on canvas.
95 x 140 cm.
Signed and dated "W. Tiedjen 15" lower left.
In gilt frame.
View of a wide path covered in snow, leading down to a place where a shepherd is leading his herd upwards. To the left of the path, several green fir trees casting shadows on the path with patches of sunlight shining through, to the right of the path a hill with bare trees in winter. Atmospheric depiction with skillfully placed light and shadow. Partly rest. (1350051) (18)
