“Apple Tree II” is an artwork created by the renowned artist Gustav Klimt in the year 1916. The medium used is oil on canvas, and the piece represents the Art Nouveau (Modern) art movement. Measuring 80 cm by 80 cm, this landscape genre painting is a depiction of an apple tree and is part of the collection at the Belvedere in Vienna, Austria.
The artwork showcases a broad, vibrant apple tree occupying the central space of the canvas, with its crown filled with an array of colorful, circular forms that evoke a sense of abundance and fertility. Gustav Klimt has employed a mosaic-like technique, with the foliage depicted through numerous dabs and spots of color, creating a lively, textured effect that captures the essence of life and nature’s intricate patterns. The background is simplified, featuring rolling shapes that suggest a landscape and rows of trees in the distance. The colors are rich yet earthy, with blues, greens, browns, and yellows dominating, creating a harmonious yet dynamic composition. This work, in line with Klimt’s signature style, offers viewers an ornamental and symbolic interpretation of nature, marrying the organic with the decorative.
