Winter (Purvītis)

1910 painting by Vilhelms Purvītis

Winter

Latvian: Ziema
Artist| Vilhelms Purvītis
Year| 1910
Medium| oil on canvas
Dimensions| 72 cm × 101.3 cm (28 in × 39.9 in)
Location| Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga

Winter (Latvian: Ziema) is an Impressionist painting by the Latvian painter Vilhelms Purvītis from 1910 .

## Description

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The painting is oil on canvas with dimensions 72 x 101.3 centimeters. It is held in the collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga.[1]

## Analysis

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The subject is a snowy landscape with a half icy river before clusters of trees in the evening sun.

Purvītis is considered the greatest Latvian painter of the 20th century.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Winter". www.europeana.eu. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
2. ^ Latvian Landscape is an Icon of National Identity.

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