Das Gasteinertal I
1877
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
49 × 66 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
1162
About this artwork
Romako malte im Jahr 1877 drei verschiedene Fassungen dieser Ansicht, die das Gasteinertal von der Kaiser-Wilhelm-Promenade oberhalb von Bad Gastein aus gegen Bad Hofgastein zeigen.
Art Historical Context
Anton Romako’s *Das Gasteinertal I* (1877) invites viewers into a sweeping alpine vista painted from the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Promenade above Bad Gastein, looking toward Bad Hofgastein. Rendered in oil on canvas, the modest 49 × 66 cm work captures the dramatic valley with its rushing waters, forested slopes, and distant peaks under a luminous sky. Romako returned to this exact viewpoint three times that year, producing subtle variations that reveal his fascination with the changing light and atmosphere of the Austrian Alps. Housed in the Belvedere Collection in Vienna, the painting reflects the ni...