Gustav Klimt. Painting and graphics

The album is dedicated to the 155th birthday and to the 100th anniversary of the death of the artist Klimt, the founder of modern in Austrian painting. His art is distinguished by erotica and philosophy, innovative for the beginning of the 20th century. Compositional and color solutions.
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was born in Vienna in the family of engraver and jeweler, graduated from the Vienna School of Art Crafts
(studied from 1876 to 1883), in which he reached significant technical skills. In the inner mood, it was predisposed to decorative art. However, he began with a good academic tradition in the historical genre, creating compositions on mythological plots. Over time, Gustav Klimt began to turn to allegories more often, bearing a noticeable effect of symbolism. He also wrote numerous portraits, mainly female, in which he often bizarrely demonstrates his great love for decorativeness. Klimt"s works of applied art, as well as its mosaic compositions and theatrical scenery aroused wide interest among the audience.
The album presents numerous picturesque and graphic works of the artist.
Compiler: Astakhov A