Artwork
Spring Evening
Spring Evening is an oil painting by the Symbolist artist Arnold Böcklin. It dates from 1890 and is held in the collection of the Hungarian National Gallery.
About this work
You can learn more about the style and period by looking at the work of Arnold Böcklin.
The painting is called Spring Evening by Arnold Böcklin.
It was completed in 1879.
The artist used oil paint to create this work, which is now held at the Hungarian National Gallery, though it's also associated with the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, indicating it might be part of a collection that's referenced differently.
You can learn more about the style and period by looking at the work of Arnold Böcklin.
Overview
Spring Evening is an oil on panel painting created by Arnold Böcklin in 1879. It is currently associated with the collections of the Hungarian National Gallery and the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a mythological scene: the god Pan playing his pipes to woodland nymphs, a theme that Böcklin revisited multiple times in his work.
Technique & Style
Executed in oil paint, Spring Evening is characteristic of Böcklin's style, which is associated with the Symbolist movement.
Artist & collection
Artist
Arnold Böcklin was a Swiss Symbolist painter. His five versions of the Isle of the Dead inspired works by several late Romantic composers.
