The home and the magical dawns
are now gone into oblivion,
we have left those vistas of old
into the folds of the outworn tapestry.
No woods lovely, dark and deep
glimmer on the opposite shore.
We are now caught in the rapacity
of the aspirations,and ambitions of urbanity.
The sun is at a sharp right angle on the lake,
and shading our eyes from the daze
we now focus our eye on the upscaling heights of the city.
are now gone into oblivion,
we have left those vistas of old
into the folds of the outworn tapestry.
No woods lovely, dark and deep
glimmer on the opposite shore.
We are now caught in the rapacity
of the aspirations,and ambitions of urbanity.
The sun is at a sharp right angle on the lake,
and shading our eyes from the daze
we now focus our eye on the upscaling heights of the city.
Gustav Klimt
Malcesine on Lake Garda (1913)
In 1913 Klimt broke with his annual three-month visit to Attersee spa in the Austrian Alps, and went to the Italian Lake Garda instead, possibly under the increasing influence of Egon Schiele, who preferred to travel abroad. Whether as a result of the change of light or scenery, this work amply demonstrates its superb effect on him. As in Austria, Klimt paints the scene from a boat out on the water, yet the dramatic distinction of this landscape is the transformed handling of subject-matter, panorama, lighting, and form. It is a wonderful light, expansive work unlike the usual claustrophobic style of his typically intense Austrian scenes. The atmosphere is of life and frivolity rather than the somber, emotionally charged visions of home.
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Gustav Klimt was born in Vienna, in 1862, into a lower middle-class family of Moravian origin. His father, Ernst Klimt, worked as an engraver and goldsmith, earning very little, and the artist's childhood was spent in relative poverty. The painter would have to support his family financially throughout his life.
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Malcesine on Lake Garda (1913)
In 1913 Klimt broke with his annual three-month visit to Attersee spa in the Austrian Alps, and went to the Italian Lake Garda instead, possibly under the increasing influence of Egon Schiele, who preferred to travel abroad. Whether as a result of the change of light or scenery, this work amply demonstrates its superb effect on him. As in Austria, Klimt paints the scene from a boat out on the water, yet the dramatic distinction of this landscape is the transformed handling of subject-matter, panorama, lighting, and form. It is a wonderful light, expansive work unlike the usual claustrophobic style of his typically intense Austrian scenes. The atmosphere is of life and frivolity rather than the somber, emotionally charged visions of home.
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Gustav Klimt was born in Vienna, in 1862, into a lower middle-class family of Moravian origin. His father, Ernst Klimt, worked as an engraver and goldsmith, earning very little, and the artist's childhood was spent in relative poverty. The painter would have to support his family financially throughout his life.
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image and comment from www.gustav-klimt.com
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#Art #GustavKlimt
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