Schwalben auf Ansitz 2 (Swallows Perched 2)

Visual Description

Three barn swallows sit close together on a wire in the upper third of the picture. Below opens a wide, textured field of ocher and yellow, closed off by a dark stripe and a rust-brown band. The birds are painted with a fine line and lively posture.

Artistic Interpretation

Where “Schwalben auf Ansitz 1” shows groups, this picture focuses on a small community. The closeness of the three birds and the large empty space below tell of security and expanse at once.

Art-Historical Context

Like its companion piece, the work combines precise bird painting with the calm of color-field painting. It shows how Graf carries his realist skill into a contemporary, reduced form.

Exclusivity

Vertical format, 60 × 80 cm, in acrylic, conceived as a pair with “Schwalben auf Ansitz 1.” The shared color world connects both pictures across different formats.

Collector Value

Ideal for narrower wall spaces, hallways and workspaces, or as a pair with “Schwalben auf Ansitz 1.” An accessible work for collectors of modern nature painting.

More About the Artist

Erich Graf is one of Germany’s most distinguished wildlife and landscape painters and, for more than four decades, has created richly detailed, atmospheric paintings of animals, nature and cultural scenes. Internationally exhibited and collected—named among the “world’s best animal painters” by Wildlife Art Magazine in 2025—his works are sought after as far as royal households.

Condition Report

Original from the artist’s studio, signed. A detailed condition report with close-up photos is available on request before purchase.