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Bauerngarten mit Sonnenblumen

Belvedere, Oberes Belvedere, 1. Obergeschoß (Ost), Raum SO3
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Cottage Garden with Sunflowers
Date1906

Künstler*in Gustav Klimt (1862 Wien – 1918 Wien)

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Object typeGemälde
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
110 × 110 cm
SignatureBez. links unten: GUSTAV / KLIMT
Inventory number3685
Locations Belvedere, Upper Belvedere, 1. Floor (east), Room SO3
Sunflowers and dahlias, marigolds, asters, and flame flowers. In this work, Klimt more than lives up to his reputation as the “artist of eternal flowering.” Against a backdrop of verdant green, he has filled the picture plane with a vibrant sea of flowers. This abundant, vivid array stirs memories of a radiant summer day. It transports us to a dream world beyond space and time, where flowers and leaves never wilt. One typical characteristic of Klimt’s landscape paintings is their square format. In order to find the perfect section of a scene, the painter used a viewfinder. “This is a hole cut into a piece of cardboard,” he explained in a letter to his lover Mizzi Zimmermann.

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Sammlung Hermine Wittgenstein, Wien
1939 Ankauf Galerie Sanct Lucas, Wien

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