Birch grove

ID: #1815 | TOP 100 | Symbolism | Landscapes

Date: 1903
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: private collection
Dimensions: 110 x 110

During his years in Litzberg by the Attersee, Gustav Klimt got up at six o'clock every morning and went for extensive walks in the surrounding woods. The locals nicknamed him "Waldschrat" - that is, someone who lives alone in the forest. During the years 1901-1904, Klimt painted several pictures of different forests, for example the The Beech forest , the Pine Forest or or the Birch Grove just shown.

Klimt painted picture Birch grove in 1903. Prevailing color of this fine art print is green and its shape is square. Original size is 110 x 110. This art piece is located in a private collection This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918). As a painter, Klimt represents the best period of Vienna – a time when the works of Sigmund Freud or Mahler were developing, and Vienna was at the very least the Central European centre of culture and education. Klimt’s work combines symbolism and Byzantine features that create the undertone of his Art Nouveau style. Klimt’s images have a special, even anxious, atmosphere that often shows the Freudian idea of ​​erotica in any human movement and action. Klimt paints two-dimensionally, with intense colour while at the same time very gently and with refined dignity. Among Klimt’s famous works are the Water Snakes - two women with stylized, interwoven bodies that evoke the surreal world of fantasy and sensuality. Another masterpiece is Danae, a work inspired by Greek mythology, depicting a girl seized by Zeus, who was turned into a golden rain (Danae later gave birth to Perseus). His paintings often aroused passions and public protests, not only for their content but also for the innovative painting methods - eg. The Girlfriends, an image of two women at a romantic meeting.