1933. The year that Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany. The year of the Reichstag fire. The year he secured his stranglehold on Germany and dismantled the democratic Weimar Republic. • This painting gives off a
1933 vibe.
In the early part of the 20thC, the Swiss artist Hans Emmenegger began making recurrent themes of enigmatic, dark forest interiors, exploring the optical effects of light and colour. This work was painted in 1933.