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Gustav Klimt / Hope I

Hope I

1903 · Oil on canvas

LocationOttawa, Canada
Genreallegory
Dimensions189 × 67 cm

Why it matters

A pregnant nude woman gazes directly at the viewer, crowned with forget-me-nots, while deathlike figures lurk in the background. Klimt was one of the first artists to portray a nude pregnant woman so openly.

Did you know?

  • It was painted in 1903.
  • It measures 189 × 67 cm.
  • It is in the National Gallery of Canada.

Based on the Wikipedia article Hope I (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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