Toni Batoni (Antun Bahunek), Zima - Winter, 1981

Toni Batoni (Antun Bahunek), Zima - Winter, 1981, oil on canvas signed. Croatian Naive Art. With frame: 55 X 43 canvas only: 44 X 31. Antun Bahunek (Croatia, Yugoslavia 1912 - 1985), exhibitions in Belgrade, Cacak, Ljubljana, Skopje, Zagreb, Bologna, Budapest, Frankfurt, Helsinki and Munich. This painting depicts a serene winter scene. The composition is centered around a bench placed along a snowy path flanked by trees with branches frosted by snow. The path leads into the distance suggesting a quiet and peaceful park or forest. In the foreground of the painting, there are two doves perched closely together on the bench. The sky above changes from a deep, dark blue at the top to a lighter shade near the horizon, reinforcing the overall peaceful and serene atmosphere of the scene. The use of light and shadow gives depth to the snow and trees, while the texture of the paint adds to the realism of the winter setting.