Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 2 works by Otto Eckmann in our catalogue
Summary
According to this ranking, Flock of seagulls (tapestry) (1896) is the most famous painting by Otto Eckmann; the Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, holds it. This list draws on the 2 works by Otto Eckmann in the catalogue and records the 2 most famous, with date, holding museum and description for each entry.
The work presents a view of an endless sea, viewed from a perspective similar to a terrace. At the bottom of the composition, a border features a design of terracotta footed cups. Above this, the dark blue water is marked by parallel, lighter blue waves. A group of seagulls is positioned across the water, with several birds reaching down to grab fish. The horizon is situated high above the water,…
In the quiet depths of a reimagined forest, where the boundaries between reality and ornament blur, Otto Eckmann’s Five Swans invites the viewer into a sanctuary of profound stillness. The composition presents a narrow, intimate glimpse of a woodland creek, where water flows with a gentle, rhythmic grace from right to me. Within this secluded enclave, five swans glide across the dark blue surface of the stream, their bright white…
The museum that holds the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Otto Eckmann | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Museum of Applied Arts |
Budapest | 2 | Flock of seagulls (tapestry), Five Swans |
2 years, from 1896 to 1897, contain all the dated works of Otto Eckmann on this page; they are presented by year.
Select a year to display its principal paintings.
The work presents a view of an endless sea, viewed from a perspective similar to a terrace. At the bottom of the composition, a border features a design of terracotta footed cups. Above this, the dark blue water is marked by parallel, lighter blue waves. A group of seagulls is positioned across the water, with several birds reaching down to grab fish. The horizon is situated high above the water,…
In the quiet depths of a reimagined forest, where the boundaries between reality and ornament blur, Otto Eckmann’s Five Swans invites the viewer into a sanctuary of profound stillness. The composition presents a narrow, intimate glimpse of a woodland creek, where water flows with a gentle, rhythmic grace from right to me. Within this secluded enclave, five swans glide across the dark blue surface of the stream, their bright white…
Flock of seagulls (tapestry) (1896).
31 years: Otto Eckmann was born in 1865 and Flock of seagulls (tapestry) is dated 1896.
The catalogue records 2 works by Otto Eckmann, dated between 1896 and 1897.
Principally in Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest). The museum table above gives the full distribution.
The earliest dated work listed here is Flock of seagulls (tapestry) (1896); the latest is Five Swans (1897).
Tapestry, in 2 of the 2 works listed on this page.
Flock of seagulls (tapestry) and Five Swans are among the 2 works on this page in the collection of the Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest.
