Sunday, September 21, 2025

Ghosts on a Tree (1933) was painted by Franz Sedlacek (1891-1945).
The ghosts are a combination of a skull with a body dressed in ragged clothes. And the ghosts don't really seem to enjoy themselves. They typically symbolize death, but the sun in the background may add a twist here. Is the cloud moving in front of the sun? Then we may interpret this as impending death. Or is the sun coming out from behind the clouds? Then we may be looking at hope.

 

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