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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:: 22447
Danae (mk20)
1907/08
Oil on canvas,77 x 83 cm
Private collection,Graz
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Painting ID:: 22448
Schlo Kammer at Lake Atter I (mk20)
around 1908
Schloss Kammer am Attersee I
Oil on canvas,110 x 110 cm
Narodni Gallery,Prague
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Painting ID:: 22449
The Park (mk20)
1910
Der park Oil on canvas,110 x 110 cm
Gertrude A Mellon Fund,Collection,The Museum of Modern Art New York
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Painting ID:: 22450
Water Serpents I (mk20)
1904-1907
Wasserschlangen I Watercolours and gold paint on parchment,50 x 20 cm
Austrian Gallery,Vienna
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Painting ID:: 22451
Gold Fish (detail) (mk20)
1901/02
Goldfische
Oil on canvas,150 x 46 cm
Dubi-Muller Foundation,Kunstmuseum,Solothurn
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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: | Jan Matejko | Francois Lemoyne | Henrietta Johnston | Benjamin Robert Haydon | Anselm Feuerbach |
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