| Style | Art Nouveau |
| Lived | July 14, 1862 - February 6, 1918 ( 19th - 20th century ) |
| Nationality | Austria |
| Biography |
Gustav Klimt Biography |
| Prints |
Gustav Klimt prints and posters |
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| Paintings |
His major works include paintings, murals, sketches and other art objects. Examples of famous titles are 'The Kiss', 'The Dancer', 'The Tree of Life', 'Danae', 'Farm Garden' and 'Silhouette II'.
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| Quote | "Whoever wants to know something about me -as an artist, the only notable thing- ought to look carefully at my pictures and try and see in them what I am and what I want to do."
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| Interesting |
In 2006, the painting Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, was sold in a public auction for 135 million dollar. This painting was subject to a great battle between the nephews and nieces of Bauer-Bloch and the Austrian government. Adele Block-Bauer died in 1925 from meningitis. When the Nazis took over Austria, her widowed husband had to flee to Switzerland. His property, including the Klimt paintings, was confiscated. In his 1945 testament, Bauer-Bloch designated his nephew and nieces, including Maria Altmann, as the inheritors of his estate.
As Bloch-Bauer's pictures had remained in Austria, the government took the position that the testament of Adele Bloch-Bauer had determined that these pictures were to stay there. After a protracted court battle in the United States and in Austria (see Republic of Austria v. Altmann), binding arbitration by the Austrian court established in 2006 that Maria Altmann was the rightful owner of this and four other paintings by Klimt. The decision was received in Austria with dismay. After the pictures were sent to America, they were on display in Los Angeles in 2006 before the portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer was sold to Lauder.
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| Links |
Expo Klimt - A list of over 300 Klimt artpieces.
Gustav Klimt Museum - The official museum with a huge permanent collection.
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