"Rare early work by Liers: an atmospheric landscape with a fast ride before an impending thunderstorm in an alpine village."

(1826 Herrnhut - 1882 Varen near Brixen) A Bavarian wedding party leaves a village on a horse-drawn cart in a scene of a swift ride before an impending storm in an Alpine village, where a mother with children and two other figures flee from the storm and the cart, accompanied by a small dog. A rare early work by Liers, who masterfully combines an atmospherically darkened landscape with a genre theme and the depiction of rapid motion. It belongs to the artist's first known paintings, who was based in Munich from 1849. In his early period, Liers focused on the mountain world of the Alps and the beauty of the calm lakes of Upper Bavaria, which he chose as motifs for his paintings.

In the summer, he made study trips to Tyrol and the Salzburg region, to Brandenburg, to Rauma, to Lake Starnberg, and to Lake Chiemsee on the Fraueninsel. From 1861 to 1864, Liers stayed in Paris for an extended period, which led him to en plein air painting. Beyond the Munich tradition, his art increasingly embraced new influences from the Barbizon school and the French "paysage intime." Oil on canvas, mounted on French canvas; signed and dated 1854 with the indication of Munich. 52 cm x 65 cm. Framed.