Artwork

Paisaje con Manzanillas

Paisaje con Manzanillas, by Alberto Valenzuela Llanos, oil, 1907
Paisaje con Manzanillas, by Alberto Valenzuela Llanos, oil, 1907

Paisaje con Manzanillas is an oil painting by Alberto Valenzuela Llanos. It dates from 1907 and is held in the collection of the Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts.

About this work

Overview

Paisaje con Manzanillas is an oil painting created by Chilean artist Alberto Valenzuela Llanos around 1907, exemplifying his landscape tradition.

Subject & Meaning

The painting depicts a serene rural landscape featuring a prominent tree, a field of grasses and wild chamomile flowers, and misty mountains in the distance, evoking an atmosphere of peacefulness and tranquility.

Technique & Style

Valenzuela Llanos employed oil paint to achieve vivid greens in foliage and a soft, hazy gray sky, characteristic of his training under Cosme San Martín and Juan Mochi.

History & Provenance

Part of an estimated 1,000 paintings by the artist, Paisaje con Manzanillas is held in the collection of Santiago’s National Museum of Fine Arts.

Artist & collection