Baumstudie an der Donau
1926
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand auf Karton
Dimensions
44 x 33 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
5355
Art Historical Context
**Baumstudie an der Donau** (Tree Study on the Danube), painted by Austrian artist Klemens Brosch in 1926, captures a quiet moment along the iconic Danube River. This intimate oil on canvas laid on cardboard measures just 44 x 33 cm, suggesting it was likely a preparatory study rather than a grand exhibition piece. Brosch, active in the interwar period, turned his gaze to nature's enduring forms—here, trees framing the riverbank—amid Austria's cultural resurgence in Vienna. The modest medium of oil on canvas mounted on cardboard was practical for outdoor sketching, allowing artists like Brosc...