257 - YULIY YULYEVICH KLEVER

YULIY YULYEVICH KLEVER FOREST IN LATE AUTUMN YULIY KLEVER (1850–1924), 1903. In Forest in Late Autumn, painted by Yuliy Klever in 1903, the artist evokes the solemn poetry of natures fading cycle — majestic, hushed, and profound. Moonlight penetrates the thin autumn mist, silvering the crowns of spruces and birches, sliding over mossy trunks, and illuminating a fallen tree as if frozen in a final gesture. In this stillness, a faint rustle: a pair of wild boars moves through the leaves, adding breath and motion to the almost suspended pulse of the forest. The work is executed in Klever’s mature manner — with delicate transitions of cool and warm tones, layered light, and a meditative silence that invites personal contemplation. Inscriptions: Signed in Cyrillic lower right: 1903 Ю. Клевер; inscribed on the reverse in German: Wald im Spätherbst J. v. Klever (“Forest in Late Autumn”), indicating the artists original title for the composition. Dimensions: 113.5 × 77.9 cm (canvas only); 133 × 102 cm (framed) Material: Oil on canvas Condition: In good collector’s condition. Lined canvas; stable craquelure; paint surface well-preserved. Presented in the original richly ornamented and gilded frame. Provenance: Private collection, Munich Expert attribution: Dr. Olga Sugrobova-Roth, Candidate of Art History Width: 102cm, Height: 133cm, Depth: 11cm, Weight: 10kg, Condition: Good, Material: Oil, Canvas, ID: ID-ANTQ-15411