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What the painting shows
Litzlbergkeller on the Attersee by Klimt shows a white two-story building set among thick trees right along the water. Klimt painted the scene using oil on canvas, filling the composition from the reflective lake surface at the bottom to heavy foliage at the very top. You can see how the dark roof, shuttered windows, and wooden balcony of the house stand out against the pale walls. Dark rectangular openings and ground-level doors cut geometric shapes into the light facade.
Below the building, a green lawn slopes down toward the water. Klimt built up the grass using small brushstrokes of light green, yellow, and olive, dotting the ground with rounded shrubs that bear pink and white blossoms. Dense trees wrap around the building on every side, blocking out the sky with layered patches of emerald, turquoise, and navy blue. In the foreground, the lake reflects the trees and walls in vertical strokes of green and blue, with the artist’s signature resting in the lower left corner.
The story behind it
Klimt painted this work between 1915 and 1916. It forms part of the landscapes painted at the Attersee, which you can study in our guide to Klimt’s landscapes and the Attersee and compare with other landscapes. In this picture, Klimt built a compact view of the lakeshore, arranging the water, lawn, house, and woods into flat bands of color without including the sky.
Where to see it
Litzlbergkeller on the Attersee is in the collection of the Leopold Museum in Vienna. You can see the original oil on canvas painting there in the Austrian capital.
Questions about Litzlbergkeller on the Attersee
Where is Litzlbergkeller on the Attersee by Klimt?
Litzlbergkeller on the Attersee by Klimt is in the collection of the Leopold Museum in Vienna. The Austrian institution preserves the authentic oil on canvas work, which is also cataloged under the alternative titles Litzlbergkeller and Litzlbergkeller am Attersee. Visitors to the museum can view this piece among its holdings of paintings from the artist's Attersee series.
When did Klimt paint Litzlbergkeller on the Attersee?
Gustav Klimt painted Litzlbergkeller on the Attersee between 1915 and 1916. The artwork is an oil on canvas painting that belongs to the group of landscapes he created at Lake Attersee. The composition features a white lakeside building framed by dense green trees, with the lower edge of the canvas showing reflections in the water.
