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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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Painting ID:: 22424
Orchard (mk20)
around 1898
Obstgarten
Oil on cardboard,39 x 28 cm
Private collection,Vienna
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Painting ID:: 22425
Farmhouse with Birch Trees (mk20)
1900
Bauernhaus mit Birken
Oil on canvas,80 x 80 cm
Austrian Gallery,Vienna
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Painting ID:: 22426
Island in Lake Atter (mk20)
around 1901
Insel im Attersee
Oil on canvas,100 x 100 cm
Private collection,by permission of the St Etienne Gallery,New York
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Painting ID:: 22427
Birch Wood (mk20)
1903
Birkenwald
Oil on canvas,110 x 110 cm
Austrian Gallery,Vienna
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Painting ID:: 22428
Beethoven Frieze (mk20)
1902
Beethoven-Fries Central narrow wall(Detail):Unchastity,Lust and Gluttony Unkeuschheit,Wollust und Unmassigkeit
Casein paint on plaster,220 cmhigh Austrian Gallery,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.
. Related Artists to Gustav Klimt: | gosta adrian-nilsson | FLORIS, Frans | Nikolai Yaroshenko | Jan Kobell | Addison T . Millar |
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