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The Beethoven
Painting ID:: 53345
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Gustav Klimt
The Beethoven
mk229
1902
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Judith I
Painting ID:: 53348
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Gustav Klimt
Judith I
mk229
1901
Oil on canvas
82x42cm
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Kiss
Painting ID:: 53931
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Gustav Klimt
Kiss
mk234
1907/08
180x180cm
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fritza von riedler
Painting ID:: 56388
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Gustav Klimt
fritza von riedler
mk247
1906,oil on canvas,60.25x52.25 in,153x133 cm,osterreichische galerie belvedere,vienna,austria
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the kiss
Painting ID:: 56395
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Gustav Klimt
the kiss
mk247
1907 to 08,oil and gold on canvas,71x71 in,180x180cm,osterreichische galerie,vienna,austria
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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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