Limited edition graphic print. Print No. 106/200. Embossed seal of the publisher. Handmade paper. Loose sheet.
About the author:
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was an Austrian painter, known primarily for his allegorical, mythological, and real portraits, characterized by captivating beauty and refined sensuality with an erotic charge. Even in his youth, he showed significant talent for drawing and painting, and both of his brothers also had artistic inclinations. While still studying, he formed an artistic trio with his brother Ernst and fellow student Franz Matsch. Their workshop created, for example, the decoration of the theatres in Karlovy Vary and Liberec, where the original painted curtain can still be seen today. In 1897, Gustav Klimt became the first president of the Secession art movement, which he founded together with architects Joseph M. Olbrich and Josef Hoffmann and other prominent figures.
Gustav Klimt's unique style was formed during the period 1898–1908, when he worked for the University of Vienna and was a member of the Secession movement. It was then that works such as The Kiss, Pallas Athena, Danaë, Judith I, and Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I were created. He died in 1918 from the Spanish flu. His estate included a large number of sketches of nude women in various poses, including the most intimate. Gustav Klimt held an influential position in the art of the monarchy and was a popular portrait painter in Viennese society. He is one of the key figures in Austrian art history.
