Artwork
Sammaleinen kallio metsässä
Sammaleinen kallio metsässä is an unspecified work on paper by the Naturalist artist Werner Holmberg. It dates from 1855 and is held in the collection of the Finnish National Gallery.
About this work
Overview
Sammaleinen kallio metsässä is a painting by Werner Holmberg, created around 1855.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a dense pine forest with a rocky outcropping on the left, where sunlight struggles to penetrate, casting deep shadows among the twisted tree trunks.
Technique & Style
Executed in gouache, a thicker and more opaque medium than watercolor, the work features flat, solid areas of color that create a sense of depth and contrast, particularly between the rocky hill and the surrounding trees.
Artist & collection
Rocher couvert de mousses et troncs d'arbres abattus
Metsänsisusta
Trees on a Rocky Hillside
A Mountain Stream
Suomalainen metsämaisema
Deep in the Woods
Forest Scene in the Catskills
Et skyggefuldt sted i Hestehave ved Frederiksborg
Metsämaisema Näsijärven lähistöllä ; keskeneräinen
Woodland Interior
Rocky dingle with stream and deer
Metsäkivi