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
.jpg "Reading or singing female figure from the..., 1907")
Gustav Klimt
Reading or singing female figure from the..., 1907
Sale Date: July 8, 2021
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Gustav Klimt
Female figure in a robe, study for Weltliche , 1896
Sale Date: July 8, 2021
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Gustav Klimt
Naked boy striding to the left, arm,..., 1886–1887
Sale Date: July 8, 2021
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Gustav Klimt
Kopf des Wohlgerusteten Starken Ornament und...
Sale Date: June 16, 2021
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Gustav Klimt
Margaret Stonborough-Wittgenstein..., 1904–1905
Sale Date: June 22, 2021
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Gustav Klimt
Portrait de femme assise, le menton reposant sur
Sale Date: June 9, 2021
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.jpg "Hockender Weiblicher Akt (Squatting Female..., 1901")
Gustav Klimt
Hockender Weiblicher Akt (Squatting Female..., 1901
Sale Date: May 14, 2021
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Gustav Klimt
Zwei Studien des Oberkörpers eines..., 1900–1901
Sale Date: May 14, 2021
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.jpg "Stehende Figur im Verzierten Kleid..., 1915–1916")
Gustav Klimt
Stehende Figur im Verzierten Kleid..., 1915–1916
Sale Date: May 14, 2021
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.jpg "Weiblicher Kopf, Dekorative Lineare..., 1901")
.jpg "Sitzend von vorne, mit aufgestütztem Kinn..., 1916")
Gustav Klimt
Sitzend von vorne, mit aufgestütztem Kinn..., 1916
Sale Date: April 14, 2021
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.jpg "Auf dem Bauch liegender Halbakt nach rechts..., 1910")
Gustav Klimt
Auf dem Bauch liegender Halbakt nach rechts..., 1910
Sale Date: April 14, 2021
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.jpg "Bekleidete Figur nach rechts (Dressed Figure , 1902")
Gustav Klimt
Bekleidete Figur nach rechts (Dressed Figure , 1902
Sale Date: April 14, 2021
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Gustav Klimt
Donna seduta inclinata verso destra,..., 1903–1904
Sale Date: April 15, 2021
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.jpg "Half-length portrait of a girl in..., 1897–1898")
.jpg "Stehender dicker Frauenhalbakt nach links..., 1902")
Gustav Klimt
Stehender dicker Frauenhalbakt nach links..., 1902
Sale Date: March 26, 2021
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.jpg "Liegender Halbakt nach rechts..., 1914–1915")
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