Lot 2404 Dα

This broad, almost monochromatic snowy landscape, whose horizon seems to melt into the greyish white clouds, exudes an atmosphere of peace and calm. The slow, steady footsteps of the pensive farmer ploughing through drifts of snow in the soft evening light lends the scene a contemplative air. The motif of the farmer and his donkey can also be found in Mühlig's small painting "Bauer mit Esel auf dem Heimweg" (cf. A. Baeumerth/W. Körs: Hugo Mühlig 1854-1929. Leben und Werk, Düsseldorf 1997, p. 221, no. 288b).