Pear tree (Klimt)
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| pear tree |
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| Gustav Klimt , 1903 |
| Oil and gold leaf on canvas |
| 100 × 100 cm |
| Busch-Reisinger Museum , Harvard Art Museums , United States |
Birnbaum is a painting by Gustav Klimt from the golden period. He completed it in 1903 during his stay in Litzlberg am Attersee . The painting is exhibited today at the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard Art Museums , United States .
description
The picture shows a green meadow. There are about twenty trees with leaves and pears, which are made of gold leaf. Each tree is painted individually. You can hardly see the sky, a source of light or a shadow. Contrary to the tradition of the time (use of a horizontal format for landscapes), Klimt chose a square canvas for his painting. The filigree color structure of the painting is reminiscent of both post-impressionist painting and Byzantine mosaics.
Individual evidence
- ^ Pear Tree, 1903 - Gustav Klimt - WikiArt.org. Retrieved September 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Birnbaum 1903 .
- ↑ Harvard: From the Harvard Art Museums' collections Pear Tree. Retrieved October 24, 2018 .