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Spring
LENZ, Maximilian (1860 - 1948)
Media: oil on canvas
Size: 174.2 x 365.7 cm
Acquired: 1978; Purchase
Accession Number: NMW A 589
Lenz studied with Gustav Klimt at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna and in 1897 was a co-founder of the Vienna Secession. In 1903 he accompanied Klimt on a visit to Ravenna, where both artists were deeply impressed by the hieratic style and decorative use of gold in the Byzantine mosaics. This allegorical figure of Spring accompanied by a peacock dates from around 1904. At the left a couple in contemporary dress watch four dancing nymphs. Its large scale suggests that this work was intended for an architectural setting.
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And I understand by reading the comments that it is no longer on display. Well, I hope this is corrected soon. This is not a minor painting to be kept in a basement for lack of space in the gallery.