 
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)
From 1876 to 1883 Gustav Klimt
attended the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts and from 1879
he started working with his brother Ernst Klimt on decorative
paintings, designed for public buildings in Vienna, Bucharest
and Rijeka. In 1897 Klimt was one of the founding Members of
the Vienna Session. He was chairman until he resigned in 1905.
Gustav Klimt created a very new style in the Austrian art world.
He broke with the conventional academic ideals. Especially his
work in his later period is signed with very intensive colors,
frequent use of gold backgrounds, ornamental layouts, slight
erotic elements and heavy symbolism. Although his work was controversy,
he still had a strong influence in the cultural world and he
established himself as a very popular painter in the Viennese
society.
Famous work: "The Kiss"
1908; "Dame mit Fächer" 1917 |
