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Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) View Gustav Klimt's Art Prints Viennese artist Gustav Klimt shocked early 20th century audiences with his unorthodox, subtly erotic paintings. Born in Baumgarten, a suburb of Vienna, Klimt's interest in art was nurtured by his father, an engraver in gold and silver. The artist's formal training began at Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna. A Symbolist, Klimt founded the Vienna Secession, a group of artists who banded together to condemn the day's conservative academic painting. Rejecting popular contemporary imagery, the artist sought inspirations from exotic sources, most notably Byxantine mosaics. In "The Kiss", Klimt's best know work, beautifully rendered figures float dreamlike in space, wrapped in an absracted mosaic robe that veils graceful organic contours. The rhythmic flowing line and biomorphic form of Klimt's unparalleled paintings became a potent influence on the Art Nouveau Movement. View Gustav Klimt's Art Prints

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