It's a watercolour by Paul Klee, a Swiss artist from the first part of the 20th century. When I saw it for the first time I wondered what the title meant.
It's usually translated as "The Herald of Autumn".
Gradually I came to see that we know this already, it's in the DNA of our language.
I think Bote is the same as bode=foretell; think of "this bodes well". And Herbst is the same as harvest, which was the Old English word for Autumn. It began on the first day of August back then, but it has shifted.
Autumn Signal
For many years I've loved this picture.
Der Bote des Herbstes (grün/violette Stufung mit orange Akzent)
Image: https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/43720
It's a watercolour by Paul Klee, a Swiss artist from the first part of the 20th century. When I saw it for the first time I wondered what the title meant.
It's usually translated as "The Herald of Autumn".
Gradually I came to see that we know this already, it's in the DNA of our language.
I think Bote is the same as bode=foretell; think of "this bodes well". And Herbst is the same as harvest, which was the Old English word for Autumn. It began on the first day of August back then, but it has shifted.