Farmhouse with Birch Trees

Gustave Klimt

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Farmhouse with Birch Trees
Gustav Klimt
Date: 1903
Style: Art Nouveau (Modern)
Period: Golden phase
Genre: landscape
Media: oil, canvas
Dimensions: 110 x 110 cm
Location: Belvedere, Vienna, Austria


During his summer retreat in Litzlberg on Lake Attersee, Klimt started his days at 6 o?clock with vast strolls in the woods. Locals called him a "Waldschrat" meaning somebody who lives in the woods on his own. From 1901 to 1904 Klimt accomplished several paintings of different woods, such as Fir forest I, Fir forest II, Beech forest, Beech tree, and Birch forest.