Island in the Attersee
c. 1901–1902 · Oil on canvas · Private collection
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About this work
- Artist
- Gustav Klimt (1862–1918)
- Year
- c. 1901–1902
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 100.5 × 100.5 cm
- Collection
- Private collection
- Movement
- Vienna Secession
Lake water fills almost the entire square, a shimmering surface of green, turquoise, lilac and rose dabs that grows paler toward the top, where a dark wooded island sits at the upper right and a thin band of misty far shore closes the view. There is no sky to speak of. Klimt painted it in 1901–02 during his summers at the Attersee, an early example of his square landscapes, and it is often compared with Monet's water paintings. It was owned by Paul and Irene Hellmann, persecuted by the Nazis, and later exhibited in New York in 1940. Sotheby's sold it in 2023.
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
Cool greens, aqua and lilac with almost no horizon make a restful picture for a bedroom, bathroom or lake house on a white or pale grey wall. Pair it with Whistler's Nocturne in Blue and Silver: The Lagoon, Venice, hung at 24×36 in a dark wood frame.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Vienna Secession painting
- Era
- 20th century (c. 1901–1902)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- gold
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- bedroom, bathroom, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, anniversary, her, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. 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.
