About this motif
In many regions birches were regarded as heralds of spring; their young branches decorated houses and churches at Whitsun. In the north they characterise moor and heath landscapes.
Gerhards' large colour etching "Birches by the Brook" shows, in landscape format, several birches along the brook, a farmhouse with a deep roof on the left and wide green fields. Image about 30 x 40 cm, framed on request.
