Winter Castle by the River

The painting depicts a winter landscape. A medieval castle above the water serves as the compositional axis and a metaphor for resilience against the passage of time. Warm ochre tones of the stone and roofs contrast with the cold haze of the sky and the smooth surface of the river, creating a balance between the “domestic” and the heroic. The artist’s soft painterly manner and use of aerial perspective transform the snow into a textured, light‑and‑tactile surface. Figures on the bridge and ice provide a sense of scale and emphasise the winter silence. The work combines decorative appeal with the recognisable romance of the “old world”, making it attractive to collectors of classical European landscape painting.