Strange Garden | Józef Mehoffer | 1903 20th Century The background reveals a tower

The background reveals a tower with a clock

embraces the cat with innocent affection

golden hair

The composition celebrates family

domestic setting

Strange Garden | Józef Mehoffer | 1903 20th Century The background reveals a towerStrange Garden (1903) by Jzef Mehoffer (18691946) is a richly symbolic and dreamlike vision of an orchard transformed into a realm of enchantment. Beneath a giant, hovering dragonfly, elegantly dressed women and a golden child move among flowering garlands and sunlit greenery, blurring the boundary between everyday life and fantasy. The scene glows with saturated color and quiet mystery, suggesting a world where innocence, nature, and the uncanny