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Title
Spring
Date
c.1904
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 174.2 x W 365.7 cm
Accession number
NMW A 589
Acquisition method
purchased from Fischer Fine Art Ltd, 1978
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
Label: (in fine) Maximilian Lenz (1860 - 1948) Spring, about 1904 1740. Purchased 1978 Lenz was a founder member of the Vienna Secession in 1898 and a friend of Gustav Klimt. Lenz and Klimt visited Italy together in 1903-4 to see the mosaics at Ravenna. The decorative style and use of gold in those mosaics influenced both artists. Not signed or dated