The 100 Artworks of Gustave Klimt and of media Oil On Canvas and ...

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This painting is a typical representation of Klimt’s stylized eroticism, and portrays the subject of Danae, which has been a popular theme throughout painting, having been painted before by Corregio, Rembrandt, and Titian. Danae was the symbol of divine love, transcendence, and sensational beauty. B...

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This painting is surprising considering the other works Gustav Klimt painted during these years. On the one hand, very little is known about the identity of the subjects. The master artist may have been portraying his impressions of his own liaisons with models and the children he fathered in this v...

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In the portrait of Sonja Knips completed in 1897 or 1898, a young Klimt sets his high artistic standards in portraiture for the first time. Particularly notable is the new style of painting demonstrated, with significant influences from the already famous American painter James Abbott McNeill Whistl...

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The Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II is a stunning painting created by the Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt in 1912. This masterpiece was sold for an impressive $88 mi...

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Philosophy’s first version was presented by Klimt in 1900. Part of three ceiling paintings he did for the University of Vienna, the Seventh Secession Exhibition was where “Philosophy” was first exhibited. The Secession committee prioritized this work and showcased it in their first room, even after ...

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From 1900, alongside allegories and portraits, Klimt discovered landscapes to be a preferred theme for his paintings. The tradition of staying in Salzkammergut each summer was extremely helpful in creating these landscape paintings. Klimt traveled to the Attersee each year for a few weeks in July an...

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Klimt made use of a visual technique strikingly reminiscent of French pointillism especially for his landscapes. In the years around 1900, French and Belgian pointillist works were regularly exhibited in the Vienna Secession. Under these influences, Klimt developed a highly individual variant of poi...

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