Portrait of Sonja Knips
1897–1898 · Oil on canvas · Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
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About this work
- Artist
- Gustav Klimt (1862–1918)
- Year
- 1897–1898
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 141.5 × 141.5 cm
- Collection
- Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
- Movement
- Vienna Secession
Sonja Knips sits on the edge of a pale armchair in a cloud of pink tulle, one hand on her hip, the other holding a small red sketchbook, and looks straight at us. Her face is sharply painted, while the dress dissolves into soft strokes; the background is a dark plum-brown, with lilies and blossom spilling in at the top right. Klimt painted it in 1897–98, his first portrait in a square format, and showed it at the second Secession exhibition in November 1898, which opened the group's new building. A baroness by birth, Knips became one of his leading patrons. It is in the Belvedere, Vienna.
This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Shell pink against dark plum-brown makes a soft, elegant portrait for a bedroom, dressing room or sitting room on a blush or warm grey wall. Pair it with Klimt's Portrait of Emilie Flöge, hung at 16×24 in a black frame.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Exhibition poster of a Vienna Secession painting
- Era
- 19th century (1897–1898)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- gold, cream & beige
- Mood
- intimate
- Rooms
- bedroom, living room, dining room, dorm room, hallway or entryway
- 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. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.
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
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
