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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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Death and Life (mk20)
completed in 1916
Tod und Leben
Oil on canvas,178 x 198 cm
Dr.Rudolf Leopold Collection,Vienna
Painting ID:: 22434
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Death_and_Life_(mk20)
completed in 1916
Tod und Leben
Oil on canvas,178 x 198 cm
Dr.Rudolf Leopold Collection,Vienna
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Farmhouse in Upper Austria (mk20)
1911/12
Oberostereichisches Bauernhaus
Oil on canvas,110 x 110 Austrian Gallery,Vienna
Painting ID:: 22438
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Farmhouse_in_Upper_Austria_(mk20)
1911/12
Oberostereichisches Bauernhaus
Oil on canvas,110 x 110 Austrian Gallery,Vienna
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Apple Tree I (mk20)
around 1912
Apfelbaum I
Oil on canvas,110 x 110 cm
Austrian Gallery,Vienna
Painting ID:: 22439
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Apple_Tree_I_(mk20)
around 1912
Apfelbaum I
Oil on canvas,110 x 110 cm
Austrian Gallery,Vienna
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The Virgin (detail) (mk20)
1913
Die Jungfrau
Oil on canvas,190 x 200 cm
Narodni Galery,Prague
Painting ID:: 22440
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The_Virgin_(detail)_(mk20)
1913
Die Jungfrau
Oil on canvas,190 x 200 cm
Narodni Galery,Prague
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Lady with cape and Hat (mk20)
Three-Quarter View from the Right 1897/98
Black and red chalk,45 x 32 cm
Albertina,Vienna
Painting ID:: 22441
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Lady_with_cape_and_Hat_(mk20)
Three-Quarter View from the Right 1897/98
Black and red chalk,45 x 32 cm
Albertina,Vienna
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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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