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SPRING THEMES<\/h1>\n

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As exemplified by Fr\u00fchling in Tirol (Springtime in Tyrol), Walde frequently chose \u201cgeneralized\u201d titles for his paintings that clearly indicated the season, with an eye toward heightening their commercial appeal. Best known for his winter landscapes, Alfons Walde was actually a painter of all seasons. Regardless of the particular period in his development, it was Walde\u2019s extraordinary ability to master both light and perspective in his landscapes, with a sensitivity and strength of expression all his own, that ultimately created his very authentic style; authentic in the sense that, through skillful application of color and compositional techniques, he managed to invariably capture the \u201cright\u201d mood of the given day and season. It is an authenticy that frequently leaves viewers feeling as if they were actually standing in the midst of one of Walde\u2019s landscapes. Walde produced many small, square-format oil paintings on cardboard, with thick, rounded, wooden frames that were designed and painted in off-white by the artist himself. Most frequently, the viewer encounters motifs of landscapes, forest clearings, houses, farms, chapels, religious crosses marking the local paths, and other scenes typical of the area around Kitzb\u00fchel; motifs from the micro-universe that surrounded the maturing artist, many of them long since disappeared or dramatically altered in appearance. Regardless of theme, the viewer is continually invited to experience Walde\u2019s innermost moments of perception and emotion when looking at these unique, intimate \u201cvisual thoughts.\u201d Secluded from metropolitan life, this genre finds itself reduced to an idyllic view that is, ultimately, indebted to its own mentality. Such interpretation might sound a little sentimental, but rejection of the urban lifestyle and a strong yearning for increased control over the immediate \u201cliving space\u201d are quite evident in the artist\u2019s work.<\/h5>\n

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Tree in Blossom \u201cBl\u00fchender Baum\u201d, about 1925<\/h2>\n

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Temperasketch on Paper, <\/span>5.12 x 3.94 in (13 x 10 cm)<\/span>
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Springtime in Tyrol \u201cFr\u00fchling in Tirol\u201d, 1928<\/h2>\n

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Oil on canvas, 49.8 x 41.14 in <\/span>(126,5 x 104,5 cm)<\/span>
privately owned<\/span><\/p>\n

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Springtime on the Mountain \u201cBergfr\u00fchling (Bauernhof im Fr\u00fchling)\u201d, about 1928\/30<\/h2>\n

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Oil on cardboard, 16.73 x 26.3 in <\/span>(42,5 x 66,8 cm)<\/span>
Museum Kitzb\u00fchel<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tyrolian Farm \u201cTiroler Bergbauernhof\u201d, about 1928\/30<\/h2>\n

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Oil on cardboard, 16.73 x 26.3 in <\/span>(42,5 x 66,8 cm)<\/span>
Museum Kitzb\u00fchel<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tauernfarm \u201cTauernhof\u201d, about 1933
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Oil on cardboard, 16.53 x 23.82 in (42 x 60,5 cm)
privately owned<\/p>\n

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Farmland and Firn \u201cAlmen und Firn\u201d, 1933<\/h2>\n

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Oil on cardboard, <\/span>24.02 x 21.57 in (61 x 54,8 cm)<\/span>
Museum Kitzb\u00fchel<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Black Lake \u201cSchwarzsee\u201d, about 1928<\/h2>\n

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Oil on cardboard, 16.93 x 27.95 in (43 x 71 cm)<\/span>
Museum Kitzb\u00fchel<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mountain-City II (Kitzb\u00fchel in Springtime)\u00a0\u201cBergstadt II (Kitzb\u00fchel im Fr\u00fchling)\u201d, 1927<\/h2>\n

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Oil on canvas, <\/span>21.65 x 24.02 in (55 x 61 cm)<\/span>
Stadtgemeinde<\/span><\/p>\n

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Farmland and Glacier\u00a0\u201cAlmen und Gletscher\u201d, about 1934<\/h2>\n

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Oil on cardboard, <\/span>16.65 x 26.53 in (<\/span>42,3 x\u00a0 67,4 cm)<\/span>
privately owned<\/span><\/p>\n

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Farm and Wilder Kaiser \u201cBauernhof im Wilden Kaiser\u201d, 1937<\/h2>\n

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Oil on Cardboard, <\/span>19.29 x 27.56 in (49 x 70 cm)<\/span>
privately owned<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wilder Kaiser and Farm \u201cWilder Kaiser und Hof\u201d, 1930<\/h2>\n

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Oil on cardboard, <\/span>15.75 x 25.59 in (40 x 65 cm)<\/span>
privately owned<\/span><\/p>\n

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