Landscape with a Farm

This depiction of the quietude of the Estonian countryside is typical of Ludvig Oskar’s oeuvre and dates from his later creative period. The archaic farmhouses and the grain field in front of it with blossoms of wildflowers take Oskar back to his childhood at the end of the 19^th century. Time stands still, modernisation has not arrived yet, and the depicted nature as well as the artist’s manner of depiction emphasise harmony and timelessness.   

From the pictorial aspect it can be observed how Oskar tends to divide the painting into four zones, whereas each zone has its own type of brushwork and approach to colour. Firstly, there is the field of grass, in which brushstrokes in different directions have created a tight network in colder hues. Then there is the grainfield in warm colours applied by even brushstrokes all in the same direction. In the background one can see farmhouses rendered with a freer brushwork. Their darkness in turn creates a backdrop for the yellow of the grainfield, helping it stand out even more clearly. The sky has been painted with broad brushstrokes, the light blue making the painting space seem more capacious.