Klever Julius – Sunset in winter 900 Classic russian paintings

Description of Julius Clover’s painting "Sunset in Winter"

Julius Klever is one of the most brilliant representatives of Russian landscape painters. A painter of German origin, he always dreamed of returning to his native land.

The painting "Sunset in Winter" reflects the beauty of nature. The image looks a bit cosmic, you can see almost entirely the solar disk, and the clouds around it add mystery and shade to the fiery-hot globe.

The last rays of sunlight are reflected in the quiet water surface. The river goes to infinity, and the road of sunlight reflections takes the viewer to the depths of the cosmic universe. The waterway passes through a forest edge. You’d think it was the outskirts and people rarely visit such places.

A meager wooden house stands lonely, sagging from the weight of the snow. At first glance, such a dwelling seems abandoned, and for many years it continues to stand lonely near the shore, meeting its sunset. From the chimney you can see a barely perceptible flowing smoke. So, after all, nobody has left the house and life goes on in it.

There’s a bit of loneliness reeking from the painting. Perhaps it was during this period of creativity that Clover felt like a hermit, lost in life, like this house by the river. He also stands at a loss and watches the sunset, which symbolizes the end of a certain stage of life. At the time the work was created, the artist was living abroad and was very distressed about it.

The painting conveys the atmosphere of a winter evening, as if nature had fallen asleep. The two trees in the foreground as if frozen before crossing the river. They doubt their decision, but do not rush to choose. It remains a mystery what exactly was troubling Y.Y.Klever. He doubted his decision, or, like a sagging house, he stood and watched the sunset after sunset.

And everything is beautiful around, the magnificent landscape, the endless river, but the sunset brings sadness. It was the sadness frozen in the beautiful reflections on the river canvas, accentuated by a flock of clouds.