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The Virgin
Painting ID:: 34030
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Gustav Klimt
The Virgin
mk87
c.1913
Oil on canvas
190x200cm
Prague,Narodni Galeri
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Jenenser Student
Painting ID:: 34318
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Gustav Klimt
Jenenser Student
mk92
1908/9
211x91cm
Munchen,Bayerische Staatsgemaldesammlung
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Tragedy
Painting ID:: 34926
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Gustav Klimt
Tragedy
mk98
1897
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Junius
Painting ID:: 34927
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Gustav Klimt
Junius
mk98
1896
Black chalk.
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Sculpture
Painting ID:: 35011
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Gustav Klimt
Sculpture
mk98
1896
Rubbed black chalk
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Gustav Klimt
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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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