Alfred Chanut (1851–1918), Follower Of — *the Frozen Lake*

Oil on canvas. Original canvas. Inscription on the back.

Faced with the icy vastness of a marsh in the depths of winter, the overwhelmed soul surrenders, in ecstasy, to that tragic melancholy that only wounded souls can understand. The mirror of ice that embraces the stagnant waters, beneath a leaden sky that seems to weep an infinite silence, awakens within her a painful and sublime devotion, a longing for eternity where the withered reeds and silvery frost hold the remnants of a passion now spent. It is a contemplation of heart-wrenching, sombre beauty, for in the icy desolation of the frozen wetland, the spirit recognizes the exact reflection of its own abysses: a heart buried beneath the world’s winter, which, in the reverent coldness of the landscape, finally finds the absolute peace of a love that has ceased to burn, becoming immortal.

- Unframed image dimensions: 98 x 72 cm / 115 x 89.5 cm with an exclusive custom frame.