The Art of Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt was born on July 14, 1862 in Baumgarten, Austria. He was one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession Movement. 

Gustav is noted for his paintings, murals, sketches, and onsets d'art.  Klimt's primary subject was the female body. His works are marked by a frank eroticism, but not here!

He was also a very good landscape artist and his figure paintings are full of shapes and vivid color. 

He started out painting architectural elements on buildings. He later painting the ceiling of the Great Hall at the University of Vienna and critics were aghast at its pornographic elements. 



 He became so upset that he never accepted another public commission. 

Luckily his next phase was his golden period, where he applied 24 carat gold leaf to his paintings. His father was a gold engraver and he was familiar with  gold leaf techniques. These met with much success and are still admired today.


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I claim nothing here as my own. All information and images are from the following sites.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GustavKlimt

Gustav Klimt - The Complete Works - klim

tgallery.org

www.urbanloftart.com/‎