Line of Trees

Munk�csy often spent the summer at his wife’s estate in Colpach. Colpach Castle, located in Colpach-Bas near Ell in western Luxembourg, dates from the beginning of the 14th century. The castle was originally a small medieval stronghold surrounded by a moat, it was adapted as a manor house in the 18th century. In about 1870, Baron Edouard de Marches, the first husband of Munk�csy’s wife, laid out the gardens surrounding the castle. Munk�csy and his wife spent their summers in Colpach Castle and the winters in Paris.

Munk�csy painted this landscape in Colpach. Partially owing to the influence of L�szl� Pa�l, Munk�csy’s landscape painting started to bloom during the 1880s. This painting is also closely related to Pa�l’s intimate and lyrical landscapes. The light is sifting through the foliage, radiating intimacy: the multitude of hues and tones within the brown basic colour make the painting exciting.