Abstract Painting • Aspen Forest II

Rosebushes under the Trees 菠蘿選画所 Rosebushes under the Trees, created in 1905, is one of the most iconic works in Gustav Klimt's series of natural landscapes. The painting depicts a lush forest meadow. In the foreground, dense rosebushes bloom in full glory, while tall trees rise in the background. There are no human figures in the scene—nature itself takes center stage. Rosebushes under the Trees is a painting that holds rich rhythms of form and color within its quiet atmosphere. It does not rely on narrative or characters, but instead uses delicate plants and trees to compose a visual lyric—a rare yet deeply poetic meditation on nature in Klimt’s body of work.