Lot 3241 - A211 Impressionist & Modern Art - Friday, 29. November 2024, 05.00 PM
ALFONS WALDE
(Oberndorf 1891–1958 Kitzbühl)
Sonntag in Tirol. (Sunday in the Tyrol) Circa 1935–37.
Oil on board.
Signed lower right: A. Walde.
Entitled verso on the artist's label: "Sonntag in Tirol".
Entitled verso on the artist's label: "Sonntag in Tirol".
60 × 41.7 cm. In original frame.
Certificate:
Provenance:
- Private collection, Switzerland, acquired in the 1930s and thence in the family collection.
The lush green, the fresh white, the blooming red and the cloudless blue sky immediately awaken the desire and longing to immerse yourself in this Tyrolean mountain idyll: to walk around the village in traditional costume, to meet and linger like the locals. This expressive genre painting allows us to peek into the locality and everyday life of these rural people and yet preserves their privacy. Just as the title “Sunday in Tyrol” at once suggests, the painting radiates a certain calm and repose, detached from any sense of time, and almost lets us breathe in the pure mountain air.
Walde’s thick, pastelike daubs of paint enhances the impression of a living and cheerful idyll, giving the painting a three-dimensionality and at the same time creating distinct accents through contrasting shades.
The Walde picture frame complements his homeward-looking work and suggests his inner thoughts, as well as bringing out the luminosity of his composition (cf. lot 3238).
Walde’s thick, pastelike daubs of paint enhances the impression of a living and cheerful idyll, giving the painting a three-dimensionality and at the same time creating distinct accents through contrasting shades.
The Walde picture frame complements his homeward-looking work and suggests his inner thoughts, as well as bringing out the luminosity of his composition (cf. lot 3238).
CHF 70 000 / 100 000 | (€ 72 160 / 103 090)
Sold for CHF 125 000 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.