Slunce vychází (The Sun Rises)

Description

The impressionist oil painting The Sun Rises by Soňa Palečková captures the most powerful moment of a new day, the first rays of sunlight penetrating the winter mist above a calm river. Bare branches of trees and bushes are outlined against the orange-pink and golden light that gradually melts the cool blue-gray palette of the night. In the foreground winds a frozen river surface, or one covered with slush ice, reflecting the warm tones of the sky and creating a delicate contrast between the chill of the water and the warmth of the rising sun. In the background, they fade