Andalusian School, ca. 1890

Andalusian School, ca. 1890.
"Sevillian landscape".
Oil on panel.
Presents missing in the frame.
Measurements: 40 x 20 cm; 53 x 41 cm (frame).
This work is part of the tradition of European Romantic landscape painting of the nineteenth century, with marked influences of the school of Barbizon. The style of the painting evokes a deep sense of connection with nature, representing a bucolic landscape in which classic elements of this movement converge: tall, slender trees, a peaceful river, a stone bridge and a human figure immersed in the scene, in this case a man in a boat, accentuating the contemplative and solitary character of the work.
The use of color, with warm tones in the autumn trees and soft greens in the vegetation, creates a serene and nostalgic atmosphere, where the light seems to filter softly through a pale sky. The composition directs the gaze towards the center of the painting, where the curved bridge connects both banks of the river, a frequent visual symbol in Romanticism, which alludes to the union between man and nature, between the tangible and the spiritual world.