Austria

  • Birch Forest (1903)

    Birch Forest (1903)

    Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862–1918)

    Slender birch trunks rise like pale ghosts, their black markings stark against the dappled light. The forest floor shimmers with golden leaves, a silent carpet beneath the vertical dance of trees. Each slender form repeats into the distance, creating a rhythm that pulls the eye deeper into the woods.

  • A Cottage In Gastein, Austria ( 1912)

    A Cottage In Gastein, Austria ( 1912)

    Peder Mørk Mønsted (Danish, unknown)

    Snow blankets the Austrian hillside, muffling the world. Smoke curls from the cottage chimney, a thin gray thread against the crisp white. The frozen stream glints under pale sunlight, its surface cracked like old porcelain. Warm light glows behind frosted windows—a quiet defiance against winter’s grip.

  • Hütte auf der Waucha-Alm (1910)

    Hütte auf der Waucha-Alm (1910)

    Georg Holub (Austrian, 1861–1919)

    A lone hut clings to the alpine slope, its weathered wood blending into the rocky outcrops. Thin mountain air sharpens the crisp lines of the roof against the sky. No people—just the quiet endurance of a structure built to outlast storms and seasons in this harsh, beautiful place.