Arnold Böcklin / Ruine am Meer / c. 1881

Arnold Böcklin
Ruine am Meer
c. 1881
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Creator Name: Böcklin, Arnold
Creator Nationality: European; Swiss
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1827 - 1901
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Arnold Böcklin
Title: Ruine am Meer
Title Type: Foreign
Title: Ruin by the Sea
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1879
Creation End Date: 1883
Creation Date: c. 1881
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Unframed: 111cm x 82cm
Inscriptions: signed lower left: A B
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1979.57
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Context: The dark, ruined villa in this painting is made especially mysterious by the strange cypress trees tossed by the wind. A nervous green light flickers through the scene. Influenced by German Romantic art of the early 1800s, Böcklin was preoccupied with dreamlike images suggestive of death.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1979.57
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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