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
Design for ornamental border of the public..., 1889
Sale Date: June 22, 2023
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Gustav Klimt
Standing Lady with boa from the front (study , 1903
Sale Date: June 22, 2023
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.jpg "Die Hetaerengespräche (bk by Lukian w/15..., 1907")
Gustav Klimt
Die Hetaerengespräche (bk by Lukian w/15..., 1907
Sale Date: May 22, 2023
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.jpg "Das Werk (portfolio of 50), 1908–1914")
Gustav Klimt
Freundinnen, die Unterschenkel mit..., 1905–1906
Sale Date: June 10, 2023
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Gustav Klimt
Mit angezogenen Schenkeln kauernder Mädchenakt, 1903
Sale Date: June 10, 2023
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Gustav Klimt
Sitzend nach links, den Kopf nach rechts..., 1903
Sale Date: June 10, 2023
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Gustav Klimt
Halbakt von vorne, nach links liegend, 1917–1918
Sale Date: June 9, 2023
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.jpg "Bildnis Paula Zuckerkandl (Stehend nach..., 1911")
Gustav Klimt
Bildnis Paula Zuckerkandl (Stehend nach..., 1911
Sale Date: June 2, 2023
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Gustav Klimt
Stehender Akt mit eingebeugten Armen..., 1916–1917
Sale Date: May 17, 2023
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Gustav Klimt
Stehender Akt nach links; Stehender Akt , 1916–1917
Sale Date: May 17, 2023
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.jpg "Insel im Attersee (Island in the..., 1901–1902")
Gustav Klimt
Frontal stehend, linke Hand an die..., 1907–1908
Sale Date: May 13, 2023
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