Hugo Simberg (1873 – 1917)

1896

Watercolor and gouache

16 cm × 17 cm (6.3 in × 6.7 in)

Ateneum, Helsinki

  • @SalamendaciousOP
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    211 months ago

    In the artist’s notes he wrote that this represents “the place where the dead end up before going to Heaven.”

    • David From Space
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      411 months ago

      I’ve also killed a lot of plants in my time…I wonder if this is where they go!

      • @SalamendaciousOP
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        311 months ago

        I feel your pain. I’ve tried but I just don’t have a green thumb. The only thing that I can grow consistently is basil.