Austria · 1862–1918
Gustav Klimt
Ornament, intimacy and gold. Viennese painter whose decorative surfaces joined symbolism, portraiture and an unmistakable ornamental language.
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Why this artist matters
Viennese painter whose decorative surfaces joined symbolism, portraiture and an unmistakable ornamental language.
ArtAtlas places Gustav Klimt within Symbolism and the broader Post-Impressionism period so you can move outward from biography into visual context.
