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Isle of the Dead (Third Version)

Arnold Böcklin

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist: Arnold Böcklin (1827–1901)
Year: 1883
Medium: Oil on panel
Original size: 80 × 150 cm
Collection: Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin
Movement: Symbolism
Series: Isle of the Dead (five versions)

A small boat approaches a rocky island of sheer cliffs and tall cypresses, carrying an oarsman, a standing figure draped in white and a coffin, under a still, darkening sky. Böcklin painted the first version in Florence in 1880 and returned to the subject five times; this third version, from 1883, was made for the Berlin dealer Fritz Gurlitt. It was bought by Adolf Hitler in 1933 and passed to the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin after the war. Reproductions hung in homes across Central Europe around 1900, and the image inspired Rachmaninoff's symphonic poem of the same name. Böcklin called it a picture to dream over.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Details & materials

• Print — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 16×24 and 24×36 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is Isle of the Dead (Third Version) in the public domain?

Yes. Arnold Böcklin (1827–1901) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Alte Nationalgalerie.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Isle of the Dead (Third Version) painted, and in what medium?

Isle of the Dead (Third Version) dates from 1883 and was made in oil on panel; the original measures 80 × 150 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Arnold Böcklin's Isle of the Dead — Isle of the Dead — a white-robed figure ferried toward the cypress-crowned island, the third version — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Symbolism and The Dream, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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