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Gustav Klimt
AuthorBooks · Second hand1862-1918
Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and a founding member of the Vienna Secession movement. His work helped define the Art Nouveau style in Europe. Klimt is known for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objets d'art. Klimt's primary subject was the female body, and his works are marked by a frank eroticism. Amongst his figurative works, which include allegories and portraits, he painted landscapes. He is best known for The Kiss and Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I. Among the artists of the Vienna Secession, Klimt was the most influenced by Japanese art and its methods.
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About Gustav Klimt
Birth
1862
Death
1918
First book
1877
Years writing
41
Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and a founding member of the Vienna Secession movement. His work helped define the Art Nouveau style in Europe. Klimt is known for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objets d'art. Klimt's primary subject was the female body, and his works are marked by a frank eroticism. Amongst his figurative works, which include allegories and portraits, he painted landscapes. He is best known for The Kiss and Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I. Among the artists of the Vienna Secession, Klimt was the most influenced by Japanese art and its methods.
Gustav Klimt was a prominent Austrian symbolist painter born in Baumgarten in 1862.
His masterpiece, The Kiss, is one of the most recognizable icons of Art Nouveau worldwide.
Beyond painting, Klimt excelled as a designer, graphic artist, and technical architect.
His artistic legacy spans a wide variety of genres, from portraiture and landscapes to religious art.
The famous Beethoven Frieze is one of his most iconic and admired creations.
