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Gustav Klimt
Gustav Klimt (1862 –1918) was an Austrian Symbolist painter and one of
the most prominent members of the
Vienna Secession movement. His major
works include paintings, murals,
and sketches.
In 1876, Klimt was awarded a scholarship to the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, where he studied until 1883, and received training as an architectural painter. Klimt began his professional career painting interior murals
and ceilings in large public buildings.
The Tree of Life, Stoclet Frieze, 1909
Vienna Secession
Klimt became one of the founding members and president of the Vienna Secession in 1897. The group's goals were to provide exhibitions for unconventional young
artists, to bring the best foreign artists' works to
Vienna, and to publish its own magazine to showcase
members' work.
In 1903 Klimt traveled to Italy and discovered wonderful wall-sized scenes made from glittering colored stones, tiles, and
glass.
These are called Mosaics and all the work Klimt did after 1903 was influenced by the patterns in these Early Christian art works.
Golden Phase
Klimt's Golden Phase was marked by positive critical
reaction and success. Many of his paintings from this period used gold leaf. Klimt’s trips
to Venice and Ravenna most likely
inspired his gold technique, repeated
patterns, and his Byzantine imagery.
The Kiss1907-1908Oil and gold leaf on canvasÖsterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna, Austria
In 1911 his painting Death and Life (left) received first prize in the world exhibitions in Rome. Klimt died four years later in Vienna on February 6, 1918, having suffered a stroke and pneumonia.
Death & Life
Art
Nouveau
Portrait of Emilie Floge1902
Oil on canvas71 1/4 x 26 1/8 in. (181 x 66.5 cm)
Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien, Vienna
Art Nouveau developed in reaction to the rapid growth of industry and technology at the end of the 19th century (1890’s).
Characteristics of the Art Nouveau style are curving shapes, decorative repeated patterns, and the use of natural materials.
Portrait of Fritza Riedler1906Oil on canvas153 x 133 cmAustrian Gallery, Vienna
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I1907Oil and gold on canvas138 x 138 cmAustrian Gallery, Vienna
The Kiss1907-08Oil and gold on canvas180 x 180 cmOsterreichische Galerie, Vienna
Aubrey Beardsley
British1872-1898
Other Art Nouveau Works
Alphonse Maria MuchaPainter, PrintmakerCzechoslovakia, Art Nouveau born 1860 - died 1939
ANTONIO GAUDI
LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY
Art Nouveau Architecture
Your Assignment
Create a Art Nouveau-style collage.
We do this by cutting out a picture from a magazine, gluing it to scratch art paper, and filling the blank space with curving lines and
patterns.
Student Artwork