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Postcard from Gustav Klimt to Julius Zimpel “ “Heil“ Name Day“, (Burg Mödling. 1608. – Mödling–Klausen), 16th Apr. 1911

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Leopold Museum,
Vienna
recto: Print on cardboard, verso: Pencil on cardboard
14×9 cm

Artists

  • Gustav Klimt

    (Baumgarten near Vienna 1862–1918 Vienna)

  • Julius Zimpel
Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Transcription:

EASTER SUNDAY
16th April 1911

With some delay
“HEIL“
Name Day!
Happy
Easter!
Warmest
regards
Gustav

[Address Block:]
Mr
Julius
Zimpel

Note from the Leopold Museum:

At the turn of the twentieth century, the word “Heil” was widely used as a solemn or celebratory expression for well-being and happiness without inherent political or extremist implications. Only through its ritualized and ideologically charged appropriation under National Socialism did the term undergo a profound semantic shift, becoming narrowly defined and indelibly marked by its historical associations.

Object data

Artist/author
  • Sender: Gustav Klimt
  • Recipient: Julius Zimpel
Title
Postcard from Gustav Klimt to Julius Zimpel “ “Heil“ Name Day“, (Burg Mödling. 1608. – Mödling–Klausen)
Date
16th Apr. 1911
Category
Autograph
Material​/technique
recto: Print on cardboard, verso: Pencil on cardboard
Dimensions
14×9 cm
Credit line of the permanent loan
ARGE Collection Gustav Klimt
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