Die vier Jahreszeiten: Herbst
1928
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
90 x 90 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
6335c
Art Historical Context
Rudolf Jettmar's *Die vier Jahreszeiten: Herbst* (The Four Seasons: Autumn), painted in 1928, captures the transitional beauty of the season in a perfectly square oil-on-canvas format measuring 90 x 90 cm. As part of a series exploring nature's cycles, this work reflects Jettmar's enduring fascination with allegory and the human connection to the natural world. The Austrian artist, active during the fin-de-siècle Vienna Secession era and into the interwar period, blended Symbolist influences with a refined sense of harmony, evident in the canvas's balanced proportions that evoke stability amid...