Hope II
1907–1908 · Oil, gold and platinum on canvas · The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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About this work
- Artist
- Gustav Klimt (1862–1918)
- Year
- 1907–1908
- Medium
- Oil, gold and platinum on canvas
- Original size
- 110.5 × 110.5 cm
- Collection
- The Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Movement
- Vienna Secession
A pregnant woman bows her head with her eyes closed, her robe a column of gold circles on red, while a small skull looks out from behind her belly and three women at her feet lower their heads, hands raised. The figures fill the middle third of a square canvas; either side is a dark olive ground flecked with gold. Klimt painted it in 1907–08, alongside The Kiss, and called it Vision; it became known as Hope II after his earlier painting Hope. It was shown at the Vienna Kunstschau of 1908. The Museum of Modern Art in New York acquired it in 1978.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Gold circles on red against a dark gold-flecked olive ground suit a living room, study or a dark-painted dining room wall. Pair it with The Kiss by Klimt, painted at the same time, hung at 16×24 in a black frame.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Vienna Secession painting
- Era
- 20th century (1907–1908)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- gold
- Mood
- grand
- Rooms
- living room, dining room, study or library
- Good gift for
- housewarming, anniversary, her, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
