Understanding man and his times
Life of Gustav KlimtVienna, workshop & Secession
Famille, Emilie Flöge, workshop, companions, artistic rupture and Viennese modernity: the facts behind the legend.
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Life, famille and workshop
Emilie Flöge, the famille, children, cats, work habits and recent years.
How to pronounce Klimt and why do we sometimes write "Gustave"?
Pronounce Gustav Klimt "GOUS-taaf KLIMT". Sound guide, phonetic alphabet and historical explanation of the French form "...
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Villa Klimt in Vienna: last workshop, garden and visit
The last workshop of Gustav Klimt in Vienna: 21 images, history of the villa, reconstruction, rose garden, 11 works, guide to...
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La famille of Gustav Klimt : parents, brothers, sisters and artisan background
Who were the parents, brothers and sisters of Gustav Klimt ? Discover one famille seven children, three artist brothers and a middleman...
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Gustav Klimt and Alma Mahler: a youthful encounter that became legend
In 1899, Alma Schindler, 19, and Gustav Klimt experience a brief attraction during a trip to Italy. Facts, diary, letter...
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Emilie Flöge and Gustav Klimt : fashion, creation and relationship without legend
Emilie Flöge was much more than the muse of Gustav Klimt : fashion designer, Viennese entrepreneur and intellectual companion....
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Gustav Klimt did he have children? What the archives allow us to affirm
Six children of Gustav Klimt are documented with three women. Family tree, 15 images including 9 historical photographs,...
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Gustav Klimt and his cat: history of famous photography
History of the famous photography of Gustav Klimt holding a cat: date, photographer Moriz Nähr, Josefstädter Strasse workshop,...
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How Gustav Klimt is he dead? The facts of 1918
Gustav Klimt died in Vienna on February 6, 1918 after a stroke, complicated by pneumonia. Precise timeline, Spanish flu,...
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Viennese secession and modernity
Josef Hoffmann, Schiele, the Klimt brothers, the Company of Artists, the Jugendstil and the Stoclet Palace.
Is Klimt Art Nouveau, Symbolist or Jugendstil? References to classify it
Art Nouveau, Jugendstil, symbolism or Viennese Secession: definitions, differences, chronology and landmark works for good...
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Pallas Athena: the warrior icon of the Secession
Why does Pallas Athena become the warrior icon of the Viennese Secession? Helmet analysis, Gorgon analysis, naked Truth...
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Georg Klimt: goldsmith, brother and frame designer for Gustav
Who was Georg Klimt? Gustav's younger brother, goldsmith, ziseleur and frame maker for Pallas Athena and Judith I, he illuminates the...
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Gustav Klimt and Josef Hoffmann: from the Secession to the Stoclet Palace
Painter and architect, Gustav Klimt and Josef Hoffmann turned the exhibition into total space before bringing architecture together,...
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Gustav Klimt and the Viennese Secession: rupture, exhibitions and departure from 1905
From the breakup of 1897 to the departure of the Klimt group in 1905: 12 images, chronology, Olbrich pavilion, Sacrum Worm, works, exhibition...
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Ernst Klimt, Franz Matsch and the Company of Artists: Gustav's decorative beginnings
Before the golden period, Gustav Klimt works with Ernst Klimt and Franz Matsch in the Künstler-Compagnie. Corrected version with...
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Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele : admiration, transmission and differences
An enriched guide to understanding the relationship between Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele : admiration, rupture, Viennese modernity, works...
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painting austrian: 100 famous paintings from Klimt to Schiele
Explore 100 famous paintings from the painting austrian, from Klimt to Schiele, with Gerstl, Waldmüller, Maulbertsch, dates, museums...
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Top 50 famous Austrian painters: Klimt, Schiele and Kokoschka
Discover 50 famous Austrian painters, from Klimt, Schiele and Kokoschka to Lassnig: images, notices, interactive search and...
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