Austrian symbolist painter and founding member of the Vienna Secession, known for his gold-leafed, erotically charged portraits and allegorical works.
Selected Works
Definitive works that define this master's artistic legacy.
View all 19 worksDanaë is an oil painting by the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, created in 1907. An example of Symbolism, the canvas measures 77 x 83 cm, and was in the Galerie Würthle in Vienna until it closed in 1995. The work belongs to the art collection of Hans Dichand (1921–2010) and is today in the possession of his three children.
Judith and the Head of Holofernes (also known as Judith I, German: Judith und Holofernes) is an oil painting by Gustav Klimt, painted in 1901. It depicts the biblical figure Judith holding the head of Holofernes after beheading him. The beheading and its aftermath have been commonly portrayed in art since the Renaissance, and Klimt himself painted a second work depicting the subject in 1909.
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