Artwork
En egn ved Töplitz. Vinter
En egn ved Töplitz. Vinter is an oil painting by the German Romanticist artist F.M.E. Fabritius de Tengnagel. It dates from 1824 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
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Overview
Frederik Michael Ernst Fabritius de Tengnagel, a Danish officer who also pursued landscape painting, completed the oil work En egn ved Töplitz. Vinter in 1824. The canvas belongs to the German Romantic tradition and is part of the Statens Museum for Kunst’s holdings.
Subject & Meaning
The composition presents a wintry scene near the town of Töplitz. A lone, leaf‑less tree dominates the foreground, its stark branches reaching outward like skeletal fingers, while distant hills and modest structures recede under a muted sky, evoking a contemplative, somber atmosphere.
Technique & Style
Fabritius de Tengnagel employs a restrained palette of grays and cold whites to convey the chill of the season. The tree is rendered with precise, crisp brushwork, contrasting with the softer, hazier treatment of the background, a typical Romantic juxtaposition of detail and atmospheric depth.
History & Provenance
Since its creation in the early nineteenth century, the painting has remained in Danish public collections, ultimately entering the Statens Museum for Kunst where it is displayed among other works illustrating Romantic landscape art.
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Artist
Frederik Michael Ernst Fabritius de Tengnagel (2 January 1781 – 27 May 1849) was a Danish military officer and landscape painter. As a painter, he specialized in winter landscapes.
