Hope II ☲ Klimt ☱ Canvas Add a Float Frame:Black The influence of Japanese woodblock

The influence of Japanese woodblock prints is evident from the limited range of colors and the butterfly signature

Although Friedrich never traveled to the Arctic

to signal fellow tribesmen

Entrance to the Grand Canal

The true identity of the man

Hope II ☲ Klimt ☱ Canvas Add a Float Frame:Black The influence of Japanese woodblockHope II (1908) by Gustav Klimt was the second of his works to focus on a pregnant woman, both depicting Herma, one of his favorite models. She is wearing a cloak decorated with a mosaic of circle and oval shapes, bowing her head towards her bare breasts and pregnant belly. A human skull appears behind her stomach, while at the foot of the painting three women also bow their heads, as if praying or mourning. This juxtaposition possibly represents the