{"product_id":"antique-oil-painting-swiss-mountain-scene-racine-signed-werner-geel-1889-1937","title":"Antique Oil Painting, Swiss Mountain Scene, Racine, signed, Werner Geel, 1889-1937","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: #002060;\"\u003eMount Racine, Swiss Alpine Landscape\u003cbr\u003eWerner Geel (Swiss, 1889–1937), Oil on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003eA finely painted alpine landscape by Swiss artist Werner Geel depicting Mount Racine in the Jura Mountains, rendered with a crisp and luminous palette characteristic of early 20th-century Swiss landscape painting. The composition captures the transitional moment between winter and spring, where melting snow reveals grassy slopes dotted with delicate alpine flowers. Dark pine forests rise dramatically behind a rocky outcrop, while a winding mountain path leads the eye across the hillside beneath expansive clouds drifting through a bright alpine sky.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003eGeel’s sensitive observation of light, terrain, and seasonal atmosphere reflects the strong Swiss tradition of mountain landscape painting. The contrast between the lingering snowfields and warm sunlit grasses gives the work a vivid sense of altitude and clarity typical of the Jura region.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003eThe painting is signed lower left and presented in a gilt frame that complements the fresh alpine palette.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003eProvenance\u003cbr\u003eChristie’s, London, 2004, Lot 238\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003eAn attractive and authentic example of early 20th-century Swiss alpine landscape painting by a recognised regional artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk221362669\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: #002060; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eMost objects sold in our gallery are antiques, vintage or used; therefore, they will show signs of being antique, vintage or used. There may be signs of scratches, discolouration, chips, cracks, wear and tear, unknown manufacturers and\/or patterns. Please see the photographs as they form part of the description.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOverseas buyers in some countries may be required to pay any import duties, taxes, or fees. All items are meticulously wrapped and prepared for both UK and international shipping. Overseas buyers, please get in touch for courier charges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leans Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56937405022556,"sku":"Swiss Mountain Scene, Racine, Oil painting","price":745.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8945\/2380\/files\/WhatsAppImage2026-03-06at11.56.19AM_1_-Copy.jpg?v=1772892220","url":"https:\/\/leansgallery.com\/products\/antique-oil-painting-swiss-mountain-scene-racine-signed-werner-geel-1889-1937","provider":"Leans Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}