Gustav Klimt
The Sunflower
From $80
This painting is gold, red and black ornament, and a cheap copy turns the gold to brown. Our Klimt Hope II print was graded from a high-resolution master so the gold stays warm and the patterns stay crisp.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
16x16 inch, 20x20 inch, 24x24 inch, 30x30 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its square shape suits a living room or a study. The golds and reds look rich with black, cream and deep green, and a gold or black frame suits it.
About the painting
Hope II by Gustav Klimt
Vienna, 1907
In the same months as The Kiss, Gustav Klimt painted a pregnant woman with her eyes closed, wrapped in a robe of gold and colour. He called it Vision.
A hidden skull
Below her, three women bow their heads as if in prayer. Some years later he painted out a halo above her and added a small skull behind her belly. The model was Herma, who had posed for his earlier Hope.
A Christmas present
In 1914 the banker Otto Primavesi gave it to his wife Eugenia for Christmas. The Museum of Modern Art in New York bought it in 1978.
Read the story
A woman bows her head, eyes closed, wrapped in a robe of gold and colour. She is pregnant.
Gustav Klimt painted her in 1907 and 1908, in the same months as The Kiss. He called the picture Vision.
At her feet, three women bow their heads, as if they are praying. And behind her belly, if you look, there is a small skull.
It wasn't always there. Between 1909 and 1914 Klimt went back to the canvas, painted out a halo above her head, and added the skull.
The model was a woman called Herma, who had already posed for his first picture of hope, a few years before.
It was shown in Vienna in 1909, and later the banker Otto Primavesi gave it to his wife Eugenia for Christmas, 1914. It hung in their villa in Olomouc, in Moravia.
In 1978 the Museum of Modern Art in New York bought it.
Look at her closed eyes, and then for the skull.
Hope II. Gustav Klimt, 1907 to 1908.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
