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
Stehender Akt von vorne, nach rechts..., 1916–1917
Sale Date: May 14, 2019
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Gustav Klimt
Schreitende nach rechts, die rechte Hand an der...
Sale Date: May 14, 2019
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.jpg "LIEGENDER AKT MIT AUFGESTELLTEM BEIN..., 1911–1912")
Gustav Klimt
LIEGENDER AKT MIT AUFGESTELLTEM BEIN..., 1911–1912
Sale Date: April 27, 2019
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Gustav Klimt
Bildnis Hermine Gallia, Stehend mit Boa , 1903–1904
Sale Date: March 28, 2019
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Gustav Klimt
Stehende Dame mit hochgestelltem Kragen nach links
Sale Date: March 5, 2019
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.jpg "ZURÜCKGELEHNT LIEGENDER FRAUENAKT NACH LINKS , 1903")
Gustav Klimt
ZURÜCKGELEHNT LIEGENDER FRAUENAKT NACH LINKS , 1903
Sale Date: February 27, 2019
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Gustav Klimt
MÄDCHEN NACH LINKS, DAS GESICHT IM..., 1898
Sale Date: February 27, 2019
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Gustav Klimt
STEHENDE DAME VON VORNE, DEN KOPF NACH..., 1903
Sale Date: February 27, 2019
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.jpg "LIEBESPAAR (LOVERS), 1911")
.jpg "STEHENDE FRAU IN HOSEN VON VORNE..., 1916–1918")
Gustav Klimt
STEHENDE FRAU IN HOSEN VON VORNE..., 1916–1918
Sale Date: February 27, 2019
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.jpg "DAMENBRUSTBILD VON VORNE (PORTRAIT OF A , 1917–1918")
Gustav Klimt
DAMENBRUSTBILD VON VORNE (PORTRAIT OF A , 1917–1918
Sale Date: February 27, 2019
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.jpg "Im Lehnstuhl sitzende mit angezogenen Beinen , 1903")
Gustav Klimt
Im Lehnstuhl sitzende mit angezogenen Beinen , 1903
Sale Date: February 28, 2019
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.jpg "Stehend mit erhobenem Unterarmen nach rechts , 1907")
Gustav Klimt
Stehend mit erhobenem Unterarmen nach rechts , 1907
Sale Date: February 28, 2019
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.jpg "Stehend von vorne (Friederike Maria Beer), 1916")
Gustav Klimt
Stehend von vorne (Friederike Maria Beer), 1916
Sale Date: February 28, 2019
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Gustav Klimt
Stehender Mädchenakt nach links, die Haare..., 1901
Sale Date: February 28, 2019
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.jpg "Seated female nude (probably study for the..., 1903")
Gustav Klimt
Seated female nude (probably study for the..., 1903
Sale Date: February 26, 2019
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Gustav Klimt
Study for the portrait of Sonja Knips, 1862–1918
Sale Date: February 26, 2019
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