Pear Tree
- Artist
- Gustav Klimt
- Date
- 1903
- Style
- Art nouveau
- Genre
- Landscape
- Location
- Busch–Reisinger Museum (Harvard Art Museums)
'Birnbaum', also known as 'Pear Tree', is an impeccable example of Art Nouveau (modern) fashioned by Gustav Klimt. Materializing in 1903, it is a product of Klimt's Golden Phase and portrays an enchanting landscape smeared with oil upon a canvas. The painting blooms with Klimt's signature style of intertwining nature and symbolism, with the imposing pear tree as the centerpiece. The artwork finds its home in the Busch-Reisinger Museum, adding to the magnificence of Harvard Art Museums.
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