Wojciech WEISS (1875 - 1950), The artist's wife reading in the gazebo

oil, cardboard; 58.5 x 39.5 cm;
Signed l. d.: WW;
No. 0526 on the back, facsimile of the artist's signature WW below.
This painting was painted around 1915. The artist captures one of the daily rituals prevalent in his Calvary Arcadia. Afternoon reading in the comfort of a modest wooden bungalow that provides shelter from the summer heat. Lush nasturtium shoots with orange and yellow flowers climb the gazebo structure. We get the impression that there is a blissful silence all around, interrupted only by birdsong and the sound of scythes sharpening from the fields during the harvest. Next to the gazebo grows a slender tree, whose leafy branches spill a pleasant chill. The artist's wife, reading a book of poetry, doesn't even know that her husband is just capturing the moments of her carefree reading with his brush.
At this point it is worth quoting a passage from Weiss' notes, which best captures the prevailing mood of summer siesta:
I am lying in the gazebo, summer day, weather
Hot - the orchard is blushing with apples
Boughs bend pregnant to the ground,
Pears and apple trees - A young girl
Raspberries are serving, - fresh as water,
[...]
The blue sky through the green shines through
The scents of roses and apples, excites the senses.
Painter I am my inspiration.