Nachtphantasie (1939)

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Dive into the eerily captivating world of “Nachtphantasie” (Night Fantasy), a profound work by artist Karl Wiener created in 1939. In this intriguing collage and painting, Wiener pulls the viewer into a surreal encounter between the serene and the spectral.The artwork juxtaposes the calm, composed figure of a young woman against the grimacing visage of a skull. The woman, dressed in a traditional dirndl adorned with floral patterns and ruffles, stands as if suspended in thought. Her expression is contemplative, serene, perhaps unaware of the macabre presence beside her, suggesting an exploration of the coexistence of life and death, beauty and decay.Wiener’s use of vivid color and form in the background layers further complements the mood of this piece. The flowing bands of yellow and blue could signify the fluidity of dreams or the merging of day into night, adding a dynamic element to the static confrontation of life and death.“Nachtphantasie” is not just a visual experience but a mirror to the soul’s quiet musings at the edge of reality. Karl Wiener, through this work, invites us to ponder deep themes of existence and ephemera, wrapped in the deceptive simplicity of a nocturnal fantasy.

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Karl Wiener was an Austrian draftsman , graphic artist and photo montage artist. Because of his political and time-critical montages of the 1930s and 1940s, he was posthumously referred to as the Austrian John Heartfield on the occasion of the major retrospective on his estate in the Wien Museum.