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Gustav Klimt
1862?1918
One of the Greatest Painters Of All Time
Austrian Art Nouveau Symbolist Painter and Cofounder of the Vienna Secession group
Stylistically influenced by the following art periods - Hans Makart, Egyptian, Japanese Woodblock Prints, Assyrian, Classical Greek, and Byzantine
Cause of death: Influenza, during the Influenza Pandemic of 1918. He is buried in Vienna at the Hietzing Friedhof
Gustav Klimt Quotations
"I want to liberate
myself. I want to break away
from all these unpleasant,
ridiculous aspects which
restrict my work. I refuse
all official support, I will
do without everything. . . .
The main thing is, I want to
be in the front position,
acting against the way in
which the Austrian state,
the Ministry of Education,
deals with artistic matters.
It grasps every opportunity
for attacking genuine art
and genuine artists." --
Gustav Klimt Quote
Gustav Klimt Biography
and Interesting Facts
Gustav Klimt was born in
Baumgarten, Austria. He was
the second of seven
children. Gustav's father
was a failed gold engraver
and could barley keep bread
and soup on the Klimt family
table
Young Gustav attended the
famous Kunstgewerbeschule
(School of Applied Arts) in
Vienna, Austria, when he
just 14 years of age
In 1888, Gustav Klimt
received the "Golden Order
of Merit"
Gustav Awarded Emperor's
Prize in recognition of
Auditorium of the
Burgtheater.
Gustav Klimt's erotic and
sensual paintings were
constantly criticized by
jealous artists and sad sack
art critics.
In 1908 Klimt painted "The
Kiss", an erotic and
ethereal observation of
human sexuality. This is his
most famous painting .
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