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Gustav Klimt
Austrian Art Nouveau Painter, 1862-1918
Gustav Klimt (July 14, 1862 ?C February 6, 1918) was an Austrian Symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Art Nouveau (Vienna Secession) movement. His major works include paintings, murals, sketches, and other art objects, many of which are on display in the Vienna Secession gallery. Klimt's primary subject was the female body, and his works are marked by a frank eroticism--nowhere is this more apparent than in his numerous drawings in pencil.
Klimt's work is distinguished by the elegant gold or coloured decoration, often of a phallic shape that conceals the more erotic positions of the drawings upon which many of his paintings are based. This can be seen in Judith I (1901), and in The Kiss (1907?C1908), and especially in Danaë (1907). One of the most common themes Klimt utilized was that of the dominant woman, the femme fatale. Art historians note an eclectic range of influences contributing to Klimt's distinct style, including Egyptian, Minoan, Classical Greek, and Byzantine inspirations. Klimt was also inspired by the engravings of Albrecht D??rer, late medieval European painting, and Japanese Rimpa school. His mature works are characterized by a rejection of earlier naturalistic styles, and make use of symbols or symbolic elements to convey psychological ideas and emphasize the "freedom" of art from traditional culture.
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The Kiss (mk12)
1907/08
Der Kub
Oil and gold on canvas
180x180cm
Vienna,Osterreichische Galerie,Belvedere
Painting ID:: 22091
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The_Kiss_(mk12)
1907/08
Der Kub
Oil and gold on canvas
180x180cm
Vienna,Osterreichische Galerie,Belvedere
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Fourteen Sunflowers in a Vase (mk12)
1889
Oil on canvas.
100.5x76.5cm
Tokyo,Yasuda Fire&Marine Ihnsurance Company
Painting ID:: 22113
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Fourteen_Sunflowers_in_a_Vase_(mk12)
1889
Oil on canvas.
100.5x76.5cm
Tokyo,Yasuda Fire&Marine Ihnsurance Company
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Judith II(Salome) (mk19)
1909
Oil on canvas,178 x 46 cm
Galleria d'Arte Moderna,Venice
Painting ID:: 22321
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Judith_II(Salome)_(mk19)
1909
Oil on canvas,178 x 46 cm
Galleria d'Arte Moderna,Venice
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Judith I (mk19)
Oil on canvas,84 x 42 cm
Osterreichische Galerie, Vienna
Painting ID:: 22322
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Judith_I_(mk19)
Oil on canvas,84 x 42 cm
Osterreichische Galerie, Vienna
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She who was La Belle Heaulmiere (mk19)
1885
Painted plaster,50.6 cm hight,25.8 cm long Musee Rodin,Paris
Painting ID:: 22323
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She_who_was_La_Belle_Heaulmiere_(mk19)
1885
Painted plaster,50.6 cm hight,25.8 cm long Musee Rodin,Paris
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Gustav_Klimt
Austrian Art Nouveau Painter, 1862-1918
Gustav Klimt (July 14, 1862 ?C February 6, 1918) was an Austrian Symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Art Nouveau (Vienna Secession) movement. His major works include paintings, murals, sketches, and other art objects, many of which are on display in the Vienna Secession gallery. Klimt's primary subject was the female body, and his works are marked by a frank eroticism--nowhere is this more apparent than in his numerous drawings in pencil.
Klimt's work is distinguished by the elegant gold or coloured decoration, often of a phallic shape that conceals the more erotic positions of the drawings upon which many of his paintings are based. This can be seen in Judith I (1901), and in The Kiss (1907?C1908), and especially in Danaë (1907). One of the most common themes Klimt utilized was that of the dominant woman, the femme fatale. Art historians note an eclectic range of influences contributing to Klimt's distinct style, including Egyptian, Minoan, Classical Greek, and Byzantine inspirations. Klimt was also inspired by the engravings of Albrecht D??rer, late medieval European painting, and Japanese Rimpa school. His mature works are characterized by a rejection of earlier naturalistic styles, and make use of symbols or symbolic elements to convey psychological ideas and emphasize the "freedom" of art from traditional culture.
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