Die Familie 1909
The Family
Measures: 90 x 90 cm
Technique: Oil on canvas
Depository: Privately owned
'The Family' is one of the few paintings in Klimt's oeuvre in an expressionistic style. A mother with baby and a little boy all with eyes shut seem to be sleeping peacefully. As for Klimt sleep is always very close to death, it might be a hint to a cruel fate of the family.
