Deer at Dawn near Munich
1850
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Deer at Dawn near Munich is a 1850 oil by Eduard Schleich, a Biedermeier work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows three deer standing near a small pond at sunrise. Soft pink light glows on their backs. The water reflects the sky in pale blues and yellows. Eduard Schleich studied 17th-century Dutch painters to learn how light changes. He used thin layers of paint to capture the quiet morning mood. Look up the technique he used called glazing.
Eduard Schleich’s *Deer at Dawn near Munich* depicts timid deer in a quiet landscape, where the effects of dawn and morning light are carefully rendered in the reflections of shallow pools. The work reflects Schleich’s study of 17th-century Dutch landscape techniques, particularly in his treatment of light and atmosphere. A contemporary critic between 1854 and 1856 noted the painting’s strong sense of natural truth and emotional resonance. The figures were likely added by a collaborator such as Friedrich Voltz.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Eduard Schleich painted quiet landscapes in oils and watercolours in the mid-1800s.
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