Gustav klimt biography artist list

Austrian interpreter painter (1862–1918)

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Gustav Klimt (14 July 1862 – 6 February 1918) was mammoth Austrian symboliser painter ahead one discovery the domineering prominent associates of interpretation Vienna Seceding movement. Painter is wellknown for his paintings, murals, sketches, don other objets d'art. Klimt's primary action was depiction female body, and his works equalize marked give up a free eroticism. Amongst his metaphorical works, which include allegories and portraits, he finished landscapes. Mid the artists of interpretation Vienna Seceding, Klimt was the about influenced impervious to Japanese correct and wellfitting methods.^[3]

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Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt

• July 14, 1862; Baumgarten, Austria  
• February 6, 1918; Vienna, Austria  
• Austrian
• Symbolism,Art Nouveau
• Vienna Secession
• painting
• Egon Schiele,Oskar Kokoschka,Theo van Doesburg,Fedir Krychevsky,Victor Zaretsky,Alfio Giuffrida,Art Nouveau,Margaret Macdonald
• Fedir Krychevsky
• Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien (Kunstgewerbeschule), Vienna, Austria
• Egon Schiele,Koloman Moser
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Klimt

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Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter, whose primary subject was the female body. His paintings, murals, and sketches are marked by a sensual eroticism, which is especially apparent in his pencil drawings. Klimt attended the Vienna University of Arts and Crafts in 1876, and formed the “Company of Artists” with his two brothers and a friend, after which he was awarded the Golden Order of Merit from the Emperor of Vienna. In 1892, his father and one of his brothers died, leaving him responsible for their families. The family tragedy also affected his artistic vision, which helped him develop his own personal style.

Throughout his life, although he was a controversial painter due to his

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List of paintings by Gustav Klimt

NumberImageYear & TitleComment 011888 – Old Burgtheater in Vienna (oil on canvas, 82 cm × 93 cm)This painting was made in honor of Gustavo Bentencita, a painter who died on May 16, 1876. The artist was mourning for those past 12 years. Currently, this painting belongs to the San Diego Art Museum 021888–1890 – Sappho (oil on canvas, 39 cm × 31.6 cm)Representation of the Greek lyric poet born on the island of Lesbos. Still in the sketch stage, this painting fuses the Pre-Raphaelites' influence with the literary and dreamy symbolism of Moreau. Built on orthogonal lines, the canvas is pervaded by an allegoric mythology already present in Klimt's Burgtheater work. The detailed descriptive traits are a consequence of the period's historicism style, celebrating beauty in an atmosphere of refined archaism.^[2]031890 – Portrait of pianist Joseph Pembauer (oil on canvas, 65 cm × 55 cm)A realistic portrait of pianist and piano teacher, Joseph Pembauer. The photographic realism of the face generates a subtle tension with the symbolism of the stylised elements. In this period, the stylistic dilemma tormenting Klimt between historicism and symbolism is here resolved by