Gustav Klimt
(Austrian, 1862–1918)
Biography
Gustav Klimt was an Austrian artist whose patterned paintings came to define the Art Nouveau movement in Vienna. A master of symbolism, Klimt often depicted the female body in a sensual way in his jewel-toned paintings, prints, and drawings as shown in Danae (1907). The artist also painted ornate square-format landscapes, such as Bauerngarten (1907), as well as mythical depictions of nature in The Tree of Life (1905) using gold leaf and alternating blocks of color. Born on July 14, 1862 in Baumgarten, Austria, Klimt studied at the Staatliche Kunstgewerbescule as an architectural painter and opened his own studio soon after. A founding member of the Vienna Secession, Klimt’s artistic practice included commissioned murals, interior décor, and easel painting. A consummate draughtsman, later in life he produced many explicitly erotic drawings—many of which were never seen or exhibited until after his death. A fixture in his city’s art scene, and a profound influence on the younger artist Egon Schiele, Klimt died of Spanish influenza at the age of 56 on February 6, 1918 in Vienna, Austria. In 2003, Klimt’s work broke previous auction records when his portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907) was sold at auction for $135 million. Today his paintings and drawings are held in the collections of the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere in Vienna, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Musée d’Orsay, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Neue Pinakothek in Munich, among others.
Gustav Klimt Artworks
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Gustav Klimt
Hand- und Kostümstudien für "Bildnis Philipp , 1883
Sale Date: December 20, 2022
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Gustav Klimt
Portrait with large dekolleté facing forward , 1904
Sale Date: December 8, 2022
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Gustav Klimt
Seated figure, study for the painting of..., 1904
Sale Date: December 8, 2022
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Gustav Klimt
Standing facing left, study for the portrait , 1904
Sale Date: December 8, 2022
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Gustav Klimt
Half-length portrait facing left, with..., 1913
Sale Date: December 8, 2022
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.jpg "Adam and Eve No. 20 (from An Aftermath..., 1931")
After Gustav Klimt
Adam and Eve No. 20 (from An Aftermath..., 1931
Sale Date: November 16, 2022
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.jpg "The Bride No. 30 (from An Aftermath folio), 1931")
After Gustav Klimt
The Bride No. 30 (from An Aftermath folio), 1931
Sale Date: November 16, 2022
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.jpg "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II (from Das..., 1914")
After Gustav Klimt
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II (from Das..., 1914
Sale Date: November 10, 2022
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After Gustav Klimt
“Neun Lichtdrucke nach Handzeichnungen von..., 1908
Sale Date: November 29, 2022
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Gustav Klimt
Sitzender Männerakt mit erhobenem linken..., 1880
Sale Date: November 29, 2022
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Gustav Klimt
Study for the Mäda Primavesi portrait, 1912–1913
Sale Date: November 28, 2022
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Gustav Klimt
Stehende Frau nach links. Angeblich..., 1914–1916
Sale Date: November 15, 2022
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Gustav Klimt
Über die Schulter blickender Mädchenakt, 1906–1907
Sale Date: November 19, 2022
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Gustav Klimt
Bildnisskizze mit hohem Hut und..., 1907–1908
Sale Date: November 19, 2022
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Gustav Klimt
Untitled (Standing, forearms raised, facing right)
Sale Date: September 27, 2022
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.jpg "Gustav Klimt Portfolio (22 works)")
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