Kletterbaum / Climbing Tree

Salzburg, Austria

Cut down 2021

The Disappointed Tourist: Kletterbaum, Ellen Harvey, 2021. Oil and acrylic on Gessoboard, 18 x 24″ (46 x 61 cm). Photograph: Etienne Frossard.

The low-lying branches of this trumpet tree in the Mirabell Park were a popular climbing spot for children and seat for adults. In 2021, the main low branch broke and had to be cut back. The painting is based on a photograph by Alessandro Caproni on the Salzburg Wiki.

Requested by Anon.