FOREST IN LATE AUTUMN YULIY KLEVER (1850–1924), 1903

In Forest in Late Autumn, painted by Yuliy Klever in 1903, the artist evokes the solemn poetry of natures fading cycle — majestic, hushed, and profound. Moonlight penetrates the thin autumn mist, silvering the crowns of spruces and birches, sliding over mossy trunks, and illuminating a fallen tree as if frozen in a final gesture. In this stillness, a faint rustle: a pair of wild boars moves through the leaves, adding breath and motion to the almost suspended pulse of the forest. The work is executed in Klever’s mature manner — with delicate transitions of cool and warm tones, layered light, and a meditative silence that invites personal contemplation. Inscriptions: Signed in Cyrillic lower right: 1903 Ю. Клевер; inscribed on the reverse in German: Wald im Spätherbst J. v. Klever (“Forest in Late Autumn”), indicating the artists original title for the composition. Dimensions: 113.5 × 77.9 cm (canvas only); 133 × 102 cm (framed) Material: Oil on canvas Condition: In good collector’s condition. Lined canvas; stable craquelure; paint surface well-preserved. Presented in the original richly ornamented and gilded frame. Provenance: Private collection, Munich Expert attribution: Dr. Olga Sugrobova-Roth, Candidate of Art History

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