artist 29: gustav klimt

The Kiss, 1908

Expectation, 1905

Virgin

Mother and Child

 Music, 1895

Gustav Klimt was born in 1962 near Vienna in Austria-Hungary. He is characterized by his use of color and pattern in his portraits, which I think are beautiful! The wild designs give the pieces life rather than distract, which is a hard feat! I definitely want to implement this techniques into my own work. Please go explore some of his other work on this website, he is brilliant!

(Disclaimer: It's difficult to find the original images of his work, because there are so many different versions and restorations, so I apologize if these are not exactly correct!)