"Whoever wants to know something about me — as an artist, the only notable thing — ought to look carefully at my pictures and try to see in them what I am and what I want to do."
GUSTAV KLIMT
About Flowering Poppies During his summer stay in Litzlberg on the Attersee, Klimt discovered a magnificent poppy-filled meadow which he captured in the painting "Flowering Poppies." In this work, a meadow rich with magnificent red poppies extends across almost the entire surface of the painting. There are narrow fruit trees in the foreground on the left and right, but their shapes merge so strongly with the meadow structure that their outlines are barely visible to the observer at first glance. The very top of the painting provides a view of the remaining landscape scenery and sky.
Klimt’s landscapes While most famous for his figural works, Klimt was also a landscape painter. In the late 1890s, Klimt began summering with the Flöge family at Lake Attersee in Austria, where he completed many of his en plein air landscape paintings. The Attersee locals, amused by Klimt’s apparent eccentricity, dubbed him “Waldschrat,” which roughly translates to “hobgoblin” or “wood gnome.” Klimt’s landscapes bear the stylistic hallmarks of his better-known works, featuring flattened compositions and his distinctive combination of naturalism, pattern and abstraction.
Where to see? Discover the Largest Collection of Klimt Paintings at the Vienna. The Belvedere collection includes 24 Klimt paintings. It also includes other works that are on permanent loan to the museum from their private owners. The Belvedere therefore has the largest single collection of paintings by Gustav Klimt in its possession.