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What the painting shows
Forester’s House in Weissenbach II (Garden) by Klimt presents the front facade of a rural house almost entirely covered by creeping ivy. Dense green leaves spread across the light walls, framing several open windows that display colorful potted flowers on their sills. Beneath the ground-floor windows sits a teal garden bench flanked by two small folding chairs.
A patch of light-colored ground extends into the foreground, bordered by a green lawn dotted with yellow, pink, and white flower heads. Thick floral bushes rise on the left and right sides of the composition. Klimt placed his signature in small block letters near the bottom left corner against the pale path.
The story behind it
Klimt painted this square oil on canvas in 1914, sizing it at 110 by 110 centimeters. It is also known by the alternative title Das Haus von Guardaboschi. The painting belongs to the artist’s celebrated landscapes focused on nature and rural architecture.
The picture forms part of the group of landscapes painted at the Attersee, a lake region where Klimt regularly spent his summer months. Rather than depicting an open view of the water, he framed the forester’s home closely, turning the climbing foliage, window shutters, and foreground lawn into a flattened arrangement of color and texture.
Where to see it
Forester’s House in Weissenbach II (Garden) is in the collection of Neue Galerie in New York.
Questions about Forester’s House in Weissenbach II (Garden)
Where is Forester’s House in Weissenbach II (Garden) by Klimt?
Forester’s House in Weissenbach II (Garden) by Klimt is located at the Neue Galerie in New York. The painting forms part of the museum's permanent collection in the United States. It stands as an example of the oil landscapes that Klimt completed during his stays at the Attersee, measuring 110 by 110 centimeters on a square canvas.
When did Klimt paint Forester’s House in Weissenbach II (Garden)?
Gustav Klimt painted Forester’s House in Weissenbach II (Garden) in 1914. He completed the work using oil on canvas, sizing it to equal dimensions of 110 by 110 centimeters. The piece belongs to the group of landscapes he produced at the Attersee, and art records also list it under the alternative title Das Haus von Guardaboschi.
