Norbert Schwontkowski [German, b. 1949-2013]

 

Norbert Schwontkowski - November Mirror (2004)

Pigments and linseed oil on canvas - 200 x 180 cm

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L'opera è nota per i suoi toni tenui e terrosi e per l'atmosfera malinconica,

che evoca il poema "November" di Thomas Hood

November

: :  Thomas Hood  : :

No sun — no moon!

No morn — no noon —

No dawn — no dusk — no proper time of day.

 

No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,

No comfortable feel in any member —

No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,

No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds! —

November!