Fruit Trees

Fruit Trees by Gustav Klimt
Artist
Gustav Klimt
Date
1901
Style
Art nouveau
Genre
Landscape
'Fruit Trees' is a breathtaking landscape painting, illustrating a rich symbolism rooted in many world traditions. Laid on a classic canvas using oil paints, the artist expresses interconnectedness of life forms through the motif of 'The Tree of Life'. Imbued with characteristics of modern art nouveau, the painting's aesthetic imbues a sense of unity and harmony between heaven, earth and the underworld. Like the cosmic tree or world tree found in various faiths, the fruitful trees in the painting hint towards the knowledge of good and evil, similarly depicted in Genesis' Garden of Eden.

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