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Blühender Mohn

Belvedere, Oberes Belvedere, 1. Obergeschoß (Ost), Raum NO3
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Flowering Poppies
Date1907

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

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Object typeGemälde
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
110 × 110 cm
SignatureBez. rechts unten: GUSTAV / KLIMT
Inventory number5166
Locations Oberes Belvedere
This painting resembles a floral tapestry, a shimmering fabric of vibrant dabs, the red of the poppies standing out as the dominant color. There is no hint of sunlight nor shadow to be seen, only the occasional outlined tree, and a gray strip of sky above the high horizon. Klimt was inspired to paint works such as this by the luminous vibrancy of French Impressionism. But his poppy field does not convey a fleeting visual experience—far from it! Rather it exudes nature’s harmony and eternal validity. Klimt painted this work in the countryside surrounding the lake Attersee in Upper Austria, where he spent his summers after 1900.

Provenance
Exhibitions

Sammlung Victor Zuckerkandl, Wien.
Nachlass Victor und Paula Zuckerkandl, Wien.
Bis 1938 Sammlung Fritz Zuckerkandl, Wien.
Hans Gnad, Wien.
1946 Gertrude Zuckerkandl, Paris.
Emile Zuckerkandl, Paris.
1957 Rudolf Leopold, Wien
1957 Tausch mit Sammlung Rudolf Leopold, Wien

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