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
Bust portrait of a lady in profile..., 1897–1898
Sale Date: June 17, 2019
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Gustav Klimt
Liegende nach links mit gespreizten..., 1911–1913
Sale Date: June 14, 2019
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Gustav Klimt
"Studio per 'Ritratto di Marie Henneberg'", 1901
Sale Date: June 11, 2019
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-from-das-werk-von-gustav-klimt.jpg "Salome (Judith I) from Das Werk von Gustav..., 1918")
Gustav Klimt
Salome (Judith I) from Das Werk von Gustav..., 1918
Sale Date: May 18, 2019
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-from-das-werk-von-gustav-klimt.jpg "Wasserschlangen II (Water Serpents II) from..., 1918")
Gustav Klimt
Wasserschlangen II (Water Serpents II) from..., 1918
Sale Date: May 18, 2019
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-from-das-werk-von-gustav-klimt.jpg "Wasserschlangen I (Water Serpents I) from..., 1918")
Gustav Klimt
Wasserschlangen I (Water Serpents I) from..., 1918
Sale Date: May 18, 2019
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.jpg "Liegender Halbakt Nach Rechts..., 1914–1915")
Gustav Klimt
Bust portrait of a nude girl with her head..., 1916
Sale Date: June 4, 2019
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.jpg "Das Werk von Gustav Klimt. II. Lieferung...")
After Gustav Klimt
Das Werk von Gustav Klimt. II. Lieferung...
Sale Date: May 15, 2019
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Gustav Klimt
KAUERNDER HALBAKT IN RÜCKENANSICHT NACH..., 1917
Sale Date: May 15, 2019
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