This work is a widened version of Austrian painter Gustav Klimt's portrait of Serena Pullitzer.
Serena Pulitzer Lederer was a star in Viennese society at the turn of the century.
For this portrait, commissioned by her husband, the industrialist August Lederer, Klimt used soft, sinuous brushstrokes to present Serena as an apparition in white.
'An erect flower, long-stemmed ... like a black tulip,' said one critic enthusiastically when the painting was shown in 1901 at the tenth exhibition of the Vienna Secession - a group founded four years earlier by Klimt and other artists with the goal of placing the city at the forefront of the international art world.
About image maker Peter Bartelings: as a born and raised Amsterdammer, he is closely associated with the city of Amsterdam. Besides the large Amsterdam collection, he also makes work of other cities in the Netherlands, such as Haarlem, Groningen, Zwolle, Leiden, Delft, etc. In addition, Peter has also made a lot of work in France and Germany. Landscape and macro photography are also part of his portfolio.
Besides being a photographer he is also a digital artist, see the album Digital Art. Especially his collection of worked old masters is popular.
Peter's work hangs on the walls of homes and offices at home and abroad.
Born and raised in Amsterdam, Peter feels closely connected to the city of Amsterdam. Over the years he has produced a lot of work, not only from Amsterdam, but also other cities in the Netherlands and abroad fill his portfolio. Landscape and macro photography are also part.. Read more…