Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), Orchard, c.1905. Oil on canvas, 98.7 x 99.4 cm. Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; Patrons Art Fund.
Gustav Klimt is known to have painted around 230 paintings, of which more than 50 are landscapes. Unlike many Expressionist paintings, Klimt's landscapes have a calmness about them, and don't have the bright colors (nor gold leaf) of his later figure paintings, such as Hope II.
"Klimt's inner passion was for making his understanding more real -- focusing on what constituted the essence of things behind their mere physical appearance." (Quote source: Gustav Klimt Landscapes, Translated by Ewald Osers, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, p12)
Klimt said: "Whoever wants to know something about me -- as an artist, the only notable thing -- ought to look carefully at my pictures and try to see in them what I am and what I want to do." (Quote source: Gustav Klimt by Frank Whitford, Collins and Brown, p7)
See Also
• The Bloch-Bauer Klimt Paintings (Art History)
"Klimt's inner passion was for making his understanding more real -- focusing on what constituted the essence of things behind their mere physical appearance." (Quote source: Gustav Klimt Landscapes, Translated by Ewald Osers, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, p12)
Klimt said: "Whoever wants to know something about me -- as an artist, the only notable thing -- ought to look carefully at my pictures and try to see in them what I am and what I want to do." (Quote source: Gustav Klimt by Frank Whitford, Collins and Brown, p7)
See Also
• The Bloch-Bauer Klimt Paintings (Art History)