Bjørn Smith-Hald, Mountain Farm nature including at the British Museum

including at the British Museum

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The sky is typically cloudy and the trees awash with autumnal tones

cycle alongside each other - his right hand resting on her shoulder as she looks back endearingly

Bjørn Smith-Hald, Mountain Farm nature including at the British MuseumThis early 20th century oil painting by Norwegian artist Bjrn Smith Hald (1883 1964) depicts a farm at the foothills of a mountain. Smith Hald was a spirited painter of impressionistic landscapes and, later, expressionistic figurative works. Farm buildings, partially obscured by trees, seem minuscule versus the epic snow capped peaks. The trees are sinuous and barren, the grass perhaps freshly thawed. The chill in the air is palpable. Born in Paris,