To the mountains (1916)
Technique: Giclée quality print
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"To the Mountains" by Elemír Halász-Hradil, painted in 1916, captures the staggering beauty and daunting presence of mountainous terrains. This painting reflects the artist’s fascination with the natural world, showcasing a deep, rugged gorge flanked by high, sharp peaks covered sporadically with snow. The use of soft, earthy tones contrasted with the whites of snow patches brings out the sheer texture and scale of the mountains, emphasizing their majestic and almost insurmountable nature.Notably, Halász-Hradil employs a unique perspective that makes the viewer feel as if they are standing at the edge, peering into the abyss below. The delicate brushstrokes convey the texture of the rocky surfaces and the lingering snow, highlighting the interplay between permanence and ephemerality intrinsic to mountain landscapes.
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Elemír Halász-Hradil (1873 m. - 1948 m.) was a Slovak painter of Hungarian origin.
He lived in Vienna from 1892 to 1894.The following year he moved to Košice. He studied at Simon Hollósy's private school in Munich from 1897 to 1901, he then continued his studies at the Académie Julian in Paris with Professor Jean-Paul Laurens from 1902 to 1903.
With a soft palette and hazy paint handling, Halász-Hradil executed a variety of quiet portraits and scenes of everyday life. Along with selling his paintings, Halász-Hradil made a living as a painting teacher.