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Imagine a painting missing for nearly 100 years suddenly resurfacing and being put up for sale for 49 million euros. Well, that just happened. The “Portrait of Fräulein Lieser,” painted by Gustav Klimt, was rediscovered in the private possession of an Austrian citizen and will be auctioned on April 24th in Vienna. It is considered…
In this article we tray to recap the highlights from the Brafa Art and Antiques Fair in Brussels, opening today and lasting until Sunday, February 4th. The tradition holds that the musical year begins with its first chords in Vienna, while the artistic one starts to be painted, drawn, and sculpted at the Brafa Art…
Vienna, the cultural capital of Austria, boasts a rich tapestry of artistic heritage that beckons travelers from around the globe. At the heart of this vibrant city lies the legacy of Gustav Klimt, a towering figure in the Art Nouveau movement whose works continue to captivate and inspire. Klimt’s distinctive style, characterized by intricate ornamentation,…
Jan Toorop (1858–1928) influenced the works of Gustav Klimt, among other prominent artists, and his art continues to inspire and captivate audiences around the world, and his contributions to the European art movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries will always be remembered. Jan Toorop was a Dutch-Indonesian artist who played a significant…
Sedona International Film Festival presents the Exhibition on Screen series with ‘Klimt & The Kiss’. The film will premiere in Sedona on Tuesday and Sunday, Nov. 7 and 12 at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Sheldon Theatres. From the director of ‘Frida Kahlo’ and ‘Mary Cassatt, Painting the Modern Woman’ comes a…
These are the six most popular artists of Art Nouveau (1890-1914), which takes different names depending on its host country. 1. ALFONS MUCHA (1860-1939) Probably the most popular one. The Czech painter excellently expressed the sense of the new way of making art that had touched major European cities in the late 19th century. Mucha’s…
Death and Life is the title of an amazing work by Gustav Klimt. It took him almost eight years to paint this artwork, depicting the conflict between existence and extinction, which he himself described as his most important figurative work. And two men have attacked it today. Two climate activists in Austria have broken into the…
The exhibition ‘Klimt’s Gold’, at the Ateneo Mercantil de València, shows a chronological journey through the life and work of the Viennese painter through a multimedia, immersive and sensory montage. Gustav Klimt (Vienna, 1862 – 1918) was an artist of obsessions. His work shone between two styles: symbolism and the modernist movement of the Viennese…
The MAK is hosting a large exhibition on the centenary of the death of Koloman Moser (1868–1918) to showcase his wide-ranging oeuvre, which covers the disciplines of painting and graphic design, fashion, applied art, interior design and scenography. He was an influential and visionary artist to understand the fin-de-siècle in Vienna and as this is one of…
L’Atelier des Lumières has attracted more than a million paying visitors since its opening in April. Due to its success, the closing date for the exhibit moved from November 11, 2018 to January 6, 2019. The digital exhibition dedicated to the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt in Paris claims to be the biggest video projection gallery in…
