Gustav Klimt
(Baurngarten, 1862 - Vienna, 1918)
Austrian painter and designer, and widely acknowledged to be one of the most recognized names in Austrian cultural history.
Trained at the School of Applied Arts, Vienna, Klimt was influenced the Art Nouveau, Impressionism, Symbolism and other avant-garde themes of the era.
His most characteristic works, whether paintings or drawings, depict female beauty and figure, emphasizing their sensuality, with either very decorative clothes or similarly decorative backgrounds. Examples of such works, include, Judith (Osterreichische Gallery, Vienna) and his portrait of Emilie Eloge, his sister-in-law (Historisches Museum der Stadt, Vienna). His drawings were normally more sexual with depictions of nude or semi-naked women.
Artworks by Klimt were also very influential on other Viennese artists of his time, like Schiele and Kokoschka.
Selected Exhibitions: Museums and Galleries |
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"Gustave Klimt - Landscapes," Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam |
| 2007 |
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"Gustav Klimt," Fundación Juan March, Madrid |
| 2007 |
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"Schiele, Klimt, Kokoschka e gli amici viennesi." Museo dArte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Rovereto |
| 2006 |
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"Black, Black & White, White," Leonard Hutton Galleries, New York, NY |
| 2006 |
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"Toorop in Vienna - inspiring Klimt," Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Den Haag |
| 2006 |
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"Gustav Klimt," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2005 |
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"Gustav Klimt - Papiers Erotiques," Musée Maillol - Fondation Dina Vierny, Paris |
| 2005 |
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"Klimt, Schiele, Moser, Kokoschka - Vienna 1900," Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris |
| 2005 |
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"Recent Acquisitions - And Some Thoughts on the Current Art Market," Galerie St. Etienne, New York, NY |
| 2005 |
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"Die Sinnliche Linie - Japanischer Holzschnitt, Klimt, Schmalix, Araki, Takano," Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Salzburg |
| 2004 |
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"Klimt Schiele Klee: Wotruba and the avant-garde," Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Den Haag |
| 2004 |
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"Das MoMA in Berlin. Meisterwerke aus dem Museum of Modern Art, New York," Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin |
| 2004 |
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"Gustav Klimt - Disegni - dalla collezione Sabarsky," Galleria Civica d´Arte Moderna e Contemporanea - Torino, Turin |
| 2004 |
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"Reflections and Shadows: Impressionism and 19th-Century Style," The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT |
| 2003 |
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"Gustav Klimt bis Paul Klee: Wotruba und die Moderne," Albertina, Vienna |
| 2003 |
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"Nackt!.Frauenansichten - Malerabsichten - Aufbruch zur Moderne." Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie, Frankfurt/Main |
| 2003 |
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"Espíritu de Modernidad: De Goya a Giacometti," Fundación Juan March, Madrid |
| 2002 |
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"Der Akt in der Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts," Kunsthalle in Emden, Emden |
| 2002 |
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"Klimt-Landschaften," Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna |
| 2002 |
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"Meisterwerke aus der Sammlung des Kunstmuseums Solothurn," Kunstmuseum Solothurn, Solothurn |
| 2002 |
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"La collezione Rau. Sei secoli di grande pittura europea," Galleria dArte Moderna e Contemporanea di Bergamo, Bergamo |
| 2001 |
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"Gustav Klimt: Modernism in the Making," National Gallery of Canada - Musée des beaux-arts du Canada, Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2001 |
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"Ornament und Abstraktion," Foundation Beyeler, Riehen |
| 2001 |
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"A Legacy For Learning," Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, Stanford, CA |
| 2000 |
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"Klimt und die Frauen," Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna |
| 1999 |
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"Lineamente International: Von der Linie zur Zeichnung," Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz, Linz |
| 1999 |
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"De Durero a Rauschenberg: La quintaesencia del dibujo," Museo Guggenheim de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo, Bilbao |
| 1992 |
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Gustav Klimt, Kunsthaus Zurich, Switzerland |
| 1989 |
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Gustav Klimt (50th Anniversary Exhibition), Galerie St. Etienne New York, NY |
| 1987 |
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Gustav Klimt, Musées des Beaux Arts Brussels, Belgium |
| 1987 |
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Gustav Klimt: 100 Dessins, Foundation Giannada Martigny, Switzerland |
| 1986 |
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Vienne 1880-1938, Centre Pompidou Paris, France |
| 1986 |
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Vienna 1900, Museum of Modern Art New York, NY |
| 1986 |
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Viennese Design & the Wiener Werkstätte, Galerie St. Etienne New York, NY |
| 1986 |
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Otto Kallir-Nirenstein: Ein Wegbereiter Österreichischer Kunst, Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien Vienna, Austria |
| 1985 |
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Traum und Wirklichkeit, Künstlerhaus Vienna, Austria |
| 1985 |
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Gustav Klimt--Egon Schiele, Tokyo Art Gallery Tokyo, Japan |
| 1984 |
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Gustav Klimt: Zeichnungen aus amerikanischem Privatbesitz, Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien Vienna, Austria |
| 1984 |
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Le Arti a Vienna, Palazzo Grassi Venice, Italy |
| 1984 |
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Arnold Schoenberg's Vienna, Galerie St. Etienne New York, NY |
| 1983 |
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Gustav Klimt: Drawings & Paintings, Galerie St. Etienne New York, NY |
| 1981 |
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Austria's Expressionism, Galerie St. Etienne New York, NY |
| 1980 |
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Gustav Klimt--Egon Schiele, Galerie St. Etienne New York, NY |
| 1970 |
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Gustav Klimt: Drawings, Galerie St. Etienne New York, NY |
| 1969 |
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Creative Austria--20th century, Philadelphia Civic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| 1968 |
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Gustav Klimt--Egon Schiele, Albertina Vienna, Austria |
| 1965 |
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Gustav Klimt--Egon Schiele, Guggenheim Museum New York, NY |
| 1964 |
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Austrian Expressionists, Galerie St. Etienne and other venues New York, NY |
| 1963 |
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Viennese Expressionism 1910-24, University of California and other venues Berkeley, CA |
| 1959 |
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Gustav Klimt: Paintings (1st American show), Galerie St. Etienne New York, NY |
| 1958 |
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Gustav Klimt: Gedächtnisausstellung, Albertina Vienna, Austria |
| 1926 |
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Gustav Klimt: Gedächtnisausstellung, Vienna Secession Vienna, Austria |
| 1926 |
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Gustav Klimt, Neue Galerie Vienna, Austria |
| 1918 |
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Gustav Klimt: Handzeichnungen, Kunstsalon Nebehay Vienna, Austria |
| 1910 |
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Gustav Klimt, Galerie Miethke Vienna, Austria |
| 1909 |
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Internationale Kunstschau, Vienna, Austria |
| 1908 |
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Kunstschau, Vienna, Austria |
| 1902 |
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14th Secession Exhibition; including Klimt's Beethoven Frieze, Secession Vienna, Austria |
| 1898 |
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First exhibition of the Vienna Secession, Secession Vienna, Austria |
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