Der Silvaplanersee im Herbst

1907

Ferdinand Hodler1853 Bern – 1918 Genf
We have 146 artworks by Ferdinand Hodler online.
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A drawn postcard from Giacometti to Amiet shows Hodler painting this picture on the shore of Lake Silvaplana near Surlej, looking towards the Margna and Maloja; underneath it is written 'SILVAPLANA' on the left and '19 SEPTEMBER 1907' on the right: one may suppose that this is the date of origin. (Cuno Amiet/Giovanni Giacometti: Briefwechsel, Zurich 2000, no. 293) Hodler stayed in St. Moritz in August/September and painted an almost identical repetition of this picture.
Also known as
Lake Silvaplana in Autumn Lac de Silvaplana en automne
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
image: 71 x 92.5 cm
Inventory number
1378
Credit line
Kunsthaus Zürich, Bequest of Richard and Miss Mathilde Schwarzenbach, 1920