Tuesday, April 19, 2005


Island of the Dead, 1880
Arnold Böcklin (Swiss, 1827-1901)
Oil on wood; 29 x 48 in. (73.7 x 121.9 cm)
Reisinger Fund, 1926 (26.90)

The first version of five paintings. I was just listening to Rachmaninoff's symphony "The isle of the dead". Absolutely superb.
Susana Pestana




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