The Evil Mothers
Giovanni Segantini · 1894
Giovanni Segantini
Kingdom of Italy · 1858–1899
Giovanni Giovanni Battista Emanuele Maria Segantini (born Segatini; 15 January 1858, 28 September 1899) was an Austrian-born stateless painter known for his large pastoral landscapes of the Alps. He was one of the most famous artists in Europe in the late 19th century, and his paintings were collected by major museums. In later life, he combined a Divisionist painting style with Symbolist images of nature. He was active first in Italy then in Switzerland during the last period of his life.
Known works
The Evil Mothers
Giovanni Segantini · 1894
Upper Belvedere
The Bad Mothers or The Evil Mothers is an oil on canvas painting by Giovanni Segantini, created in 1894, now in the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, in Vienna. It is the last of four works in which he keeps returning to the motif of women in trees. The other three were The Fruit of Life (1889), The Punishment of Lust (1891) and The Angel of Life (1894), and together, they were his first Symbolist works.
Sources
Invite Giovanni Segantini into your living room
