Erotic graphics by the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt have repeatedly caused scandals. He is ranked among the most sought-after Austrian modernists. He painted portraits of the wives and mistresses of the richest Europeans.
"Klimt's ornamentalism" and eroticism
The aristocratic public appreciated the "mosaic writing", which was used to create his paintings by an Austrian symbolist artist who invented a technique later called "Klimt's ornamentalism". He combined ancient Oriental painting and medieval European frescoes. Female eroticism in flowing gold fabrics is Klimt's signature style.
The "femme fatale" depicted in the paintings of the Austrian modernist has its real prototype – the artist's mother Anna. Separately, it should be said about the two female types that inspired Klimt, buxom luxurious red-haired mermaids and sophisticated brunettes who have boyish figures and narrow faces.
The artist liked the reclusive life. Gustav could be called a homebody. He was not interested in his own appearance, nor was he interested in Austrian bohemia. He loved painting and spending time with his family.
Women in the artist's life
The artist has never been married. He preferred numerous affairs. His workshop was covered in carpets and resembled an oriental harem, in which nude models could often be found.
The husband of one of Klimt's mistresses was a sugar grower who conceived a cunning revenge on the artist. For a lot of money, he ordered Gustav more than a hundred sketches depicting his wife. Klimt wrote them for four years. During this time, he fell out of love with a woman, but was forced to draw her endlessly.
Gustav had special feelings for Emilia Flege, with whom he lived for 27 years. When Klimt fell ill with pneumonia, the cause of which was a stroke, he was partially paralyzed. The artist's dying words were the phrase: "Emilia is coming now." It was she who preserved Klimt's legacy and lived alone until her death.
The main milestones of Klimt's biography
The future Austrian modernist was born on July 14, 1862 in one of the Vienna suburbs. A thirteen-year-old boy became a student of a craft school, which was opened in Vienna by the Austrian Art and Industrial Museum. At the age of 18, he already decorated provincial theaters with his frescoes, and later took up the design of metropolitan buildings. For the painting of the historical museum in Vienna, Emperor Franz Joseph awarded Klimt the "Golden Cross". In 1903, the Austrian modernist became the founder of the "Vienna Workshops", under the roof of which artisans, artists, merchants and architects gathered. 4 years later, the Munich and Vienna Academies awarded Klimt the title of honorary professor.
The artist died on February 6, 1918. He is buried on the territory of the Hitzing Cemetery, located near Vienna.
The "golden" period of creativity and painting of the Austrian modernist
At Klimt's famous "Kiss" you see lovers merged in a single golden glow, falling into the gilded-misty starry sky. Their hair is decorated with blooming meadow flowers that have grown under the feet of lovers. The girl's outfit is decorated with floral ornaments, and the men are decorated with black and white rectangles.
The "golden" period of the Austrian modernist is vividly represented by a portrait depicting his permanent model Bloch-Bauer. Klimt called this painting the "Golden Adele". She is also known as the "Austrian Gioconda".
The decadent icon contains an image of a fragile female silhouette with a flowing thin golden shawl. The sickly virgin has a transparent face. She wrung her thin arms and is surrounded by golden symbols. A geometric pattern stands out on her outfit. The Empress Theodora is depicted in similar vestments on a mosaic of the sixth century in the Basilica of San Vitale.
Make a wish and look at the "Golden Adele" from a certain angle. If she smiles at you, it means that the plan will come true.
Klimt liked ascetic Japanese medieval painting, so his landscapes schematically depict calm nature. Incessant floral rain over ivy-covered city alleys, slightly flooded country estates and endless poppy fields.
There is no sky on the landscapes of the Austrian modernist. It is covered with plants, clouds and a vine. Klimt's paintings are an ideal sensual painting.
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