Hope II

Gustav Klimt · 1907

The story

Hope II (German: Die Hoffnung II) is a 1907–1908 oil-on-canvas painting with gold and platinum, by the Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt. It depicts a pregnant woman with closed eyes and was the second of Klimt's works to focus on a pregnant woman, both depicting Herma, one of his favourite models. It was originally entitled Vision by Klimt, but has become known as Hope II after the earlier work Hope, which is now distinguished as Hope I. Hope II was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 1978.

Artist

Gustav Klimt

Date

1907

Collection

MoMA, New York, United States

Size

110.5 × 110.5 cm

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