Hope II — Klimt, framed

Gustav Klimt's 1908 vision of resistance and fragility, taken from Google Cultural Institute's CC0 high-resolution scan, framed and ready to hang.

Painted in 1908 while Klimt faced fierce critical hostility for his Faculty Paintings — works deemed obscene and unfit for public exhibition — Hope II shows a pregnant woman flanked by mourning figures and writhing forms. Unlike The Kiss, there's no gold glamour here, no ornamental escape. The painting is darker, more honest. She stands pregnant and defiant while the world writhes around her. It's the more interesting work: art about survival, not seduction.

This is reproduced from Google Cultural Institute's CC0 open-access scan at full resolution, printed on archival fine art paper and framed in solid wood.

THE PRINT

• 30×30 cm / 12×12", 40×40 cm / 16×16", 50×50 cm / 20×20", or 70×70 cm / 28×28" in your choice of 4 solid wood frame colours, square format
• Archival giclée on 200gsm Enhanced Matte fine art paper, mounted under shatterproof acrylic glazing
• Printed and framed to order by our accredited partner

THE WORK

• Artist: Gustav Klimt (1862–1918)
• Year: 1908
• Collection: Museum of Modern Art, New York
• Source: Google Cultural Institute · CC0 high-resolution scan

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