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22) Klimt
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In the latter part of the 19th century and the first two decades of the 20th century, Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was a forerunner of the Art Nouveau movement in Vienna, Austria. This new movement brought forth one of the most decorative, leading European artists, and greatest exponent of erotic art that the world had ever seen. Klimt began his career as a highly renowned academic painter, but he was propelled toward modern trends in art, which saw a...
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Gustav Klimt at Home explores the influences of Vienna and other places Klimt travelled to and called home on his life and work. Klimt was one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. He was both influenced by and shaped the city of Vienna at the turn of the century. His trips to Ravenna, as well as annual summer holidays with the Floge family on the shores of Attersee were also a source of inspiration and influence on his...
39) Gustav Klimt
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"It will be highlighted that Gustav Klimt's complex oeuvre extends far beyond his popular works: beginning with Klimt's early work, whose formal language was initially still firmly rooted in the tradition of historicism, the author addresses Klimt's faculty pictures, which fall into the time of his artistic upheaval, and their designs already caused a scandal. He describes him as a symbolic figure and progressive-minded artist of the Vienna Secession...
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