Artist: Gustav Klimt (1862 - 1918)
Nationality: Austrian
Movement: Art Nouveau
Media: Painting
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Biography:
One of the leading Austrian artists of his time, Gustav Klimt was born in Vienna and trained at the School of Applied Arts. He began his career as a decorative painter, his work seen at the Burgtheater and the Kunsthistorisches Musuem. With the development of avant-garde art, Klimt’s commissions dwindled. Rather than conform, he resigned from the Viennese Artist’s Association and began the Vienna Sezesscion in 1897. His portrait work continued to be popular throughout his life, and he also received private commissions for his interior designs and art. Klimt’s paintings combined erotic subject matter with ornamental aspects of Art Nouveau.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Gustav Klimt, Study for Portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer, early 20th century
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Serena Lederer (died 1943), 1899 Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862-1918)Oil on canvas; 75 1/8 x 33
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Mäda Primavesi (1903-2000), 1912 Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862-1918)Oil on canvas; 59 x 43 1/2 in.
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Gustav Klimt - The Park 1910 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art Austrian
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Gustav Klimt - Hope II 1907-1908 oil, gold, and plati The Museum of Modern Art Austrian
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Gustav Klimt - Baby (Cradle) 1917-1918 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art Austrian
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Auguste Rodin - Gustav Mahler 1909 bronze National Gallery of Art French
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Gustav K. Beck, Still Life, 20th century
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Gustav Kampmann, Eubelberge, 19th - 20th century
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Gustav Kampmann, Summer Day, 19th - 20th century
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Gustav Kampmann, Waldwasser, 19th - 20th century
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Gustav Kampmann, Summer Clouds, 19th - 20th century
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Gustav Schoenleber, Canal in Rotterdam, 19th - 20th century
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John Young, Portrait of Gustav III, King of Sweden, 1789
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Gustav Grunewald, The Niagra River at the Cataract, ca. 1832
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Carl Gustav Soderlund, Theodora, 19th - 20th century
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Emil Orlik, Portrait of Gustav Mahler, 19th - 20th century
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Pieter Tanje, Portrait of Johann Gustav Reinbeek, 18th century
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Gustav Adlof Mossa Title: She loved the ball too much, that"s what killed her
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Gustav Kampmann, Thal-Muehle (Valley Mill), 19th - 20th century
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Daniel Nicholas Chodowiecki, The Death of Gustav Adolph, 18th - 19th century
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Gustav Kampmann, Steigende Nebel (Rising Mists), 19th - 20th century
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Gustav Grunewald, Horseshoe Falls from below the High Bank, ca. 1832
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Johann Georg Wolffgang, Johann Gustav Reinbert, 17th - 18th century
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Gustav Adolf Muller, Portrait of Jacob van Schuppen, painter, 18th century
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Gustav Schoenleber, Landscape--ruins of Greek temple on hill in distance, 19th - 20th century
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Franz Naager, Border illustration for the poem "Ritter im Gruenen (Knight in the Greens)" by Gustav Falke, 1895
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Gustav Anderson Title: Adirondack Farm, Morning at 20 Below Date: about 1938 Medium: gelatin
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Daniel Nicholas Chodowiecki, Gustav III, King of Sweden, crowned as King, August 19,1772, 18th - 19th century
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Gustav Anderson Title: Untitled Date: n.d. Medium: gelatin silver print Dimensions: H.9-11/16 x W.7-5/8
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Artist: Gustav Anderson Title: Untitled Date: n.d. Medium: gelatin silver print Dimensions: H.16-7/8 x W.13-15/16
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Artist: Gustav Anderson Title: Untitled Date: n.d. Medium: gelatin silver print Dimensions: H.16-7/8 x W.13-15/16
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Gustav Adolf Muller, Louise Elisabeth VigeÈ Le Brun de l"AcadÈmie Royale de Peinture, 18th century
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Artist: Gustav Anderson Title: Boats in Winter, Riverside Avenue, Amityville, New York Date: n.d. Medium:
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Artist: Gustav Anderson Title: Untitled Date: about 1943 Medium: gelatin silver print Dimensions: H.9-11/16 x
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Artist: Gustav Anderson Title: Winter Eve, St. Jovite, Quebec, Canada Date: 1938 Medium: gelatin silver
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Gustav Kr¸l, Portrait of Rutherford B. Hayes - President of the United States - p.209 Harper"s Weekly 17 March 1877, 19th - 20th century
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Artist: Gustav Anderson Title: Freeport, Long Island, New York Date: n.d. Medium: gelatin silver print
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Artist: Gustav Anderson Title: Islip, Long Island, New York Date: n.d. Medium: gelatin silver print
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Artist: Gustav Anderson Title: Winter Idyll from Connecticut Date: about 1943 Medium: gelatin silver print

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (12)
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National Gallery of Canada: Gustav Klimt: Modernism in the Making
Gustav Klimt: Modernism in the Making brings together some 35 paintings and 90 drawings, lent by museums and private collections in Europe, North America, and Japan, and is the first retrospective of the artists work to be ...
Cleveland Museum of Art: Voyage of Discovery: The Landscape Photograhs of Ray K. Metzker
The show was beautifully selected by former Cleveland museum director Evan H. Turner, who also wrote for the accompanying catalogue an essay and chronology that investigates the evolution of Metzker’s photography and the influence of historical la...
Cleveland Museum of Art: Twentieth-Century Works on Paper from the Israel Museum, Jerusalem
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Cleveland Museum of Art: Last Chance! Twentieth-Century Works on Paper from the Israel Museum, Jerusalem
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Albertina: EGON SCHIELE AND AUSTRIAN EXPRESSIONISM Fondazione Antonio Mazzotta, Milan
The exhibition shows a concentrated overview of key Expressionist positions: Alongside the main figure Egon Schiele, works of particular significance from...
Art Gallery of Ontario: From Michelangelo to Picasso: Great Master Drawings from the Collection of the Albertina, Vienna
The selection of drawings in this exhibition demonstrates the breadth and strength of the Albertina’s holdings. The exhibition will provide a comprehensive ove...
Fondazione Antonio Mazzotta: Egon Schiele and Austrian Expressionists 1908-1925
However, while the previous initiative aimed at the globality of the Secession movement and its protagonists, in this case the preference was to focus attention on five im...
van Gogh Museum: Egon Schiele Accompanied by Marina Abramovic and Dansgroep Krisztina de Châtel
Schiele / Abramovic / De Châtel To accompany the exhibition the Van Gogh Museum has commissioned live performances and dance productions by Marina Abramovic and Dansgroep Krisztina de Châtel to be shown in the exhibition galleries. Their share...
Carnegie Museum of Art: Treasure Hunt: A Decade of Collecting Works on Paper
According to Carnegie Museum of Art's Associate Curator of Fine Arts Linda Batis, Treasure Hunt not only showcases important acquisitions, but also reveals the extent of the museum's collection of works on paper. We collect to overcome weaknes...
Frick Collection: Michelangelo to Picasso: Master Drawings from the Collection of the Albertina, Vienna
These drawings and watercolors were selected by Dr. Konrad Oberhuber, former Director of the Albertina, Vienna, and Dr. Barbara Dossi, Head of Collections, in collaboration with Dr. Katharine Lo...
Carnegie Museum of Art: Portrait/Self Portrait: Prints and Drawings from the Museum's Collections
Dating from the Renaissance to the mid-twentieth century, the show features works by Dürer, Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Cézanne, Degas, Matisse, Toulouse-Lautrec, Klimt, and Picasso, as well as American artists such as Mary Cassatt, John James Audubon...
Haus der Kunst: Masterpieces from Fra Angelico to Bonnard The Collection Dr. Gustav Rau
After the exhibition in Paris and Cologne, this priceless collection is now to be seen in its noticeably enlarged form in Haus der Kunst. A selection of 100 paintings demonstrates in an exemplary manner the development of European painting from th...

Further Artwork and Information:

Gustav Klimt Online
WebMuseum: Klimt, Gustav
Gustav Klimt Art Gallery
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THE KLIMT COLLECTION - Recreation/Reproductions of paintings by Gustav Klimt from the Klimt Ateliers
The Darque Dragon Inn: Strokes of Gustav
Biographie: Gustav Klimt, 1862-1918
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