Birnbaum 1903
Pear Tree
Measures: 101 x 101 cm
Technique: Oil on canvas
Depository: Fogg Art Museum, Haward University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Accomplished in 1903 during Klimts summer stay in Litzlberg on Lake Attersee, the tree crown is similar to an ornamental carpet or mosaic. Pastose brush strokes appear randomly distributed and every single colour dot is ether a fruit, a leave or a blossom.
