Walter Moras (1856-1925) est un peintre paysagiste allemand, spécialisé dans les scènes d’hiver enneigé en forêt de la Sprée.
In 1876, Walter Moras staged his first exhibition, at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin. Thereafter, Moras's works were continually shown, in small numbers, at major Berlin art exhibits. Walter Moras also participated in exhibits in Bremen, Oldenburg and Munich. At Hermann Eschke's recommendation, Moras painted scenes in Mecklenburg and on the large, craggy German island of Rügen. He also painted in Norway, the Netherlands and Italy. However, many of his works were created in rural Brandenburg and later in the Spreewald, both in the region of Berlin. Walter Moras scarcely painted at all in Berlin itself, even though was described as a "Berlin painter" all his life. Moras's style was realistic, influenced by a touch of melancholia, and generally simple and refined. Some of his evocative landscapes show Impressionistic influences. In later years he was known for large-format autumnal scenes illuminated by warm fall colors. His numerous winter landscapes, which were composed with great attention to detail, similarly showed warmer hues amid the snowy context.

Sources :

Françoise Sérodes - Histoire de la peinture allemande
Journal de l’impressionnisme - Skira
Dictionnaire universel de la peinture – Le Robert
Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
Jean Mineraud – Les dessous du visible

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