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
Gustav Klimt
Liebespaar mit Schwangerer in langen..., 1904–1905
Sale Date: February 6, 2020
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Gustav Klimt
Stehender Akt von vorne, den Kopf im Profil..., 1913
Sale Date: February 6, 2020
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;-studien-zweier-hande,-die-einen-kinderkopf.jpg "Brustbild eines Madchens im Profil nach , 1897–1898")
Gustav Klimt
Brustbild eines Madchens im Profil nach , 1897–1898
Sale Date: December 6, 2019
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.jpg "Fritza Riedler, seated to the right (study..., 1904")
Gustav Klimt
Fritza Riedler, seated to the right (study..., 1904
Sale Date: December 3, 2019
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.jpg "Fritza Riedler in a frilled dress (study for , 1904")
Gustav Klimt
Fritza Riedler in a frilled dress (study for , 1904
Sale Date: December 3, 2019
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Gustav Klimt
Pregnant woman with man in outline, 1903–1904
Sale Date: November 26, 2019
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-primavesi.jpg "Portrait of Eugenia (Mäda) Primavesi, 1912–1913")
Gustav Klimt
Portrait of Eugenia (Mäda) Primavesi, 1912–1913
Sale Date: November 26, 2019
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.jpg "LIEGENDER AKT NACH RECHTS (NUDE RECLINING TO , 1914")
Gustav Klimt
LIEGENDER AKT NACH RECHTS (NUDE RECLINING TO , 1914
Sale Date: November 13, 2019
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Gustav Klimt
Schreitende nach rechts, die rechte Hand an der...
Sale Date: November 12, 2019
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Gustav Klimt
Liegender Akt mit aufgestelltem rechten , 1911–1912
Sale Date: November 12, 2019
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.jpg "Im Lehnstuhl sitzernd von vorne, beide..., 1903")
Gustav Klimt
Im Lehnstuhl sitzernd von vorne, beide..., 1903
Sale Date: November 12, 2019
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