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See it in a room
Story
A pregnant woman rests against a pale column set before a shimmering gold backdrop, her body wrapped in a flowing red-orange robe covered with colorful circular patterns. The figure appears calm and still, her form softened by the richness of the surrounding ornament. This oil painting was completed in 1907 and now belongs to the Museum of Modern Art, having entered the collection through the Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder and Helen Acheson Funds, and Serge Sabarsky. It was made by Gustav Klimt (1862–1918), an Austrian artist associated with Art Nouveau and Symbolism, whose work also includes Danaë. One detail worth noticing is how the small circles scattered across her robe echo the glow of the gold ground, blurring the line between the woman's body and the decorative surface around her.
Where it works
A warm-toned figure study suited to living rooms and dining rooms, and to restaurants, in a vertical format.
The Museum of Modern Art, Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder and Helen Acheson Funds, and Serge Sabarsky, 468.1978