Ptarmigan against a Landscape, Witte, L. de fl. ca 1700–1750 painter. Dark tone. Dark sapphire sky covered with gray clouds, a pink reflection on the horizon line. In the background on the right, a clump of trees. In the foreground on the left, a group of birds perched under a thistle: one gray bird sitting on the grass, two white birds standing grouped at its sides, a fourth gray bird with its head turned to the left positioned slightly behind, and a fifth white bird in flight heading to the right. 18th century; painting; height 95 cm, width 75.5 cm; origin unknown., A group of birds is depicted in a natural setting with a cloudy sky and distant trees; several birds on the ground show a mix of white, brown, gray, and cream feathers with varied patterns, while a single white bird with darker wing patches is captured midflight; surrounding vegetation includes tall green and dark green plants with long leaves and spiky edges, and the ground shows earthy brown and green tones with patches...
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Ptarmigan against a Landscape, Witte, L. de fl. ca 1700–1750 painter. Dark tone. Dark sapphire sky covered with gray clouds, a pink reflection on the horizon line. In the background on the right, a clump of trees. In the foreground on the left, a group of birds perched under a thistle: one gray bird sitting on the grass, two white birds standing grouped at its sides, a fourth gray bird with its head turned to the left positioned slightly behind, and a fifth white bird in flight heading to the right. 18th century; painting; height 95 cm, width 75.5 cm; origin unknown., A group of birds is depicted in a natural setting with a cloudy sky and distant trees; several birds on the ground show a mix of white, brown, gray, and cream feathers with varied patterns, while a single white bird with darker wing patches is captured midflight; surrounding vegetation includes tall green and dark green plants with long leaves and spiky edges, and the ground shows earthy brown and green tones with patches of grass; the sky transitions from deep blue to muted gray and soft dusky hues near the horizon.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Ptarmigan Landscape Witte L de fl ca 1700–1750 painter Dark tone Dark sapphire sky covered gray clouds pink reflection horizon line background right clump trees foreground left group birds perched under thistle gray bird sitting grass two white birds standing grouped sides fourth gray bird head turned positioned slightly fifth white bird flight heading 18th century painting height 95 cm width 75.5 cm origin unknown depicted natural setting cloudy sky distant trees several birds ground mix white brown gray cream feathers varied patterns single white bird darker wing patches captured midflight surrounding vegetation includes tall green dark green plants long leaves spiky edges earthy brown green tones sky transitions deep blue muted gray soft dusky hues near horizon.

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