Brigand Standing Guard in the Mountains
1879
Imagine being a 19th-century bandit—this is your office view! Frank Buchser painted this rugged brigand standing guard on a rocky cliff in 1879, rifle in hand, overlooking a vast, dramatic landscape. The swirling clouds and steep drops are classic Romanticism, making nature look huge and humans look small (and slightly dangerous). Buchser was a Swiss artist who loved adventure, and you can definitely feel the tension of someone keeping watch in the wild mountains.
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- Oil painting