Herbert Pickenhagen (1920) - Winterlandschaft

Herbert Pickenhagen – Winter Landscape
Subject: Oil on canvas, signed “H. Pickenhagen,”
Image size approx. 99 × 69 cm
Frame size approx. 117 × 87 cm.

Summary
The present painting shows a moodful winter landscape with a horse-drawn sleigh, a farmer couple, ice workers, and a farmhouse. Style, choice of subject, and signature point to a work by the landscape painter Herbert Pickenhagen from the second half of the 20th century.

Artist
Herbert Pickenhagen is particularly known for decorative, naturalistic landscape paintings. Winter landscapes are among his most frequent and sought-after motifs.

Description of the work
The composition combines a wide sky with a calm snowy landscape. The figures enliven the scene without dominating the landscape character. The subdued color palette creates a wintry atmosphere.

Technique
Oil on canvas with glazes in the sky, impasto application in snow and ice, and fine rendering of the figure subjects.

Condition
Very good condition. No major damage or restorations are apparent.

Frame
Decorative molded frame, probably from the period of creation or shortly thereafter.

Dating
Probably 1975–1985.

From family ownership, primary acquisition through gallery