Georg Mühlberg, Alpine Village View by a Lake, Oil on Canvas

This mountain landscape is executed in oil on canvas and depicts a panoramic view of a lakeside village at the foot of rugged mountains. The work is rendered in the style of European Realism from the late 19th or early 20th century and is characterised by short, structured brushstrokes and a soft, atmospheric colour palette of green tones, ochre, and hazy blues. A prominent white church spire forms the centre of the village, which is situated on the shore of a calm body of water in the Alpine region. The painting is housed in a wide, black-lacquered wooden frame with a gilded beaded inner moulding. A signature is painted in dark cursive script at the bottom right, which reads Georg Mühlberg. The reverse shows a wooden stretcher with four corner keys and two central keys; the canvas is fixed to the frame with curved iron nails. Two stamped numbers are visible on the stretcher: a black 26 at the top centre and a black 16 at the bottom centre. 34 x 28cm frame dimensions.