Bayrische Landschaft
1939
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
100 x 126 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
8030
About this artwork
Vermutlich identisch mit „Bayrischer Wald“, Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung 1939, No. 412
Art Historical Context
**Bayrische Landschaft (Bavarian Landscape), painted by Willy ter Hell in 1939, captures the rugged beauty of Bavaria's natural terrain in oil on canvas, measuring 100 x 126 cm. This substantial landscape work, now part of the Belvedere Collection Vienna, showcases ter Hell's skill in rendering expansive vistas with the rich textures and luminous depth characteristic of traditional oil painting. The medium allows for layered glazes and bold impasto, evoking the atmospheric moods of forested hills and open skies typical of German regional scenes. The painting holds intriguing historical signif...