Blumenstillleben
um 1940
Medium
Öl auf Karton
Dimensions
70 x 50 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
9004
Art Historical Context
**Blumenstillleben** Walther Gamerith, around 1940, invites visitors into the timeless tradition of flower still lifes with its intimate scale of 70 x 50 cm. Housed in Vienna's Belvedere Collection, this oil on cardboard painting captures the delicate beauty of blooms during a turbulent era—World War II, when Austria faced profound upheaval. Gamerith, an Austrian artist, chose this classic genre to evoke nature's quiet splendor, offering a poignant contrast to the chaos of the time. The medium of oil on cardboard is particularly noteworthy. Unlike traditional canvas, cardboard provided an acc...