🖼️ Rottenbuch, Germany
Oil on panel, 31” x 24”
by Ludolfs Liberts (1895–1959)

Step into the architectural majesty of Bavaria through Liberts’ masterful brushwork. This evocative interior scene—likely the famed Rottenbuch Abbey—captures the interplay of light, texture, and scale with cinematic precision. Ornate arches, gilded carvings, and a sweeping perspective draw the viewer into a space that feels both sacred and theatrical.

🇩🇪 Liberts, a Latvian-born painter and set designer, was known for transforming real-world grandeur into poetic visions. After serving in WWI, he taught at the Latvian Academy of Arts and worked across Europe as a scenic designer. His paintings of Venice, Paris, Riga, and New York blend post-impressionist technique with a stage-like sense of drama. In 1953, one of his works was gifted to President Eisenhower and displayed in the Oval Office—a testament to his international acclaim.

This piece is a rare glimpse into Liberts’ European period, where architecture becomes emotion, and history breathes through pigment.

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