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Lot description
Signed on the house in the right foreground: f. d. momper Certificate Dr. Fritz Heinemann, Munich, 1.2.1954 (copy of the certificate). Frans de Momper, nephew of the better known Josse de Momper, painted numerous monochromatic landscapes such as the present work. His paintings are characterised by the expansive and generous composition of the landscapes as well as a striking rendering of the leafless trees in the foreground. The artist especially favoured winter landscapes, which he painted using almost the entire spectrum of brown tones available to him. In this work, Frans de Momper depicts a dark shadow falling over the elevation in the foreground across the two travellers with their horse and dog and the firewood collector on the right. This almost modern style, which is also evident here in the rendering of the trees and the layout of the hilly landscape, is typical of Frans de Momper's oeuvre. We would like to thank Ellis Dullaart (RKD, The Hague) for confirming the authenticity of this work upon examination of high-resolution photographs. The piece will be included in the RKD database.