Inspired by Klimt

Photography, Scarlett River, Caz In The Machine

Scarlett River

Caz In The Machine

Photography - 30.7 x 23.6 inch

£1,742

Sculpture, Nez, Antonio Saura

Nez

Antonio Saura

Sculpture - 20.1 x 25.2 x 0.4 inch

£4,466

Painting, Water Shape is pure gold, Eliot La Gamba

Water Shape is pure gold

Eliot La Gamba

Painting - 43.3 x 38.6 inch

£893

Fine Art Drawings, Pucci Pants, Mel Ramos

Pucci Pants

Mel Ramos

Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 7.5 inch

£3,708

Painting, El beso, Cafre Aranda

El beso

Cafre Aranda

Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 2 inch

£1,787

Painting, Sunrise - Gold 3D, Nataliia Krykun

Sunrise - Gold 3D

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

£3,127

Design, Infinity, Kuno Vollet

Infinity

Kuno Vollet

Design - 18.5 x 17.7 x 3.1 inch

£3,127

Sculpture, Golden Gingko 3 Leaves, Kuno Vollet

Golden Gingko 3 Leaves

Kuno Vollet

Sculpture - 9.8 x 3.5 x 3.5 inch

£1,608

Painting, Sunset Gold, Sophie Duplain

Sunset Gold

Sophie Duplain

Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch

£1,295

Painting, Série noire, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Série noire

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£1,340

Print, Yang and Bang, Arman

Yang and Bang

Arman

Print - 36 x 28 inch

£989

Print, Nude with Red Hair, Gernot Kissel

Nude with Red Hair

Gernot Kissel

Print - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

£800

Design, Les roses sur fond jaune, Catherine Clare

Les roses sur fond jaune

Catherine Clare

Design - 17.7 x 66.9 x 0 inch

£670

Sculpture, Golden Gingko 7 Leaves, Kuno Vollet

Golden Gingko 7 Leaves

Kuno Vollet

Sculpture - 23.6 x 3.5 x 3.5 inch

£3,573

Painting, Le temps qu'il faut, Viviane Perez-Lorenzo

Le temps qu'il faut

Viviane Perez-Lorenzo

Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

£1,242

Painting, Paris City Pop!, JP Malot

Paris City Pop!

JP Malot

Painting - 51.2 x 37.8 x 1 inch

£2,233

Painting, Hors temps 2-3, Viviane Perez-Lorenzo

Hors temps 2-3

Viviane Perez-Lorenzo

Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£2,457

Painting, Hommage à Klimt, Zapping of colors, Christian Jodin

Hommage à Klimt, Zapping of colors

Christian Jodin

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

£442 £222

Painting, Night-coloured hair / Capelli color notte, Tonino Gottarelli

Night-coloured hair / Capelli color notte

Tonino Gottarelli

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£3,082

Painting, Inspiration Klimt, Carine Ricard

Inspiration Klimt

Carine Ricard

Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

£1,242

Sculpture, Chanel N°5 Klimt, Spaco

Chanel N°5 Klimt

Spaco

Sculpture - 9.4 x 7.9 x 2.4 inch

£223

Painting, Le chant du loup, Florence Dussuyer

Le chant du loup

Florence Dussuyer

Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 1.6 inch

£8,486

Painting, Bleu vertical, Nadée

Bleu vertical

Nadée

Painting - 55.1 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

£4,824

Print, Thinking of Summer, Dominik Jasinski

Thinking of Summer

Dominik Jasinski

Print - 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£375

Painting, Dialogo nello spazio, Ivana Urso

Dialogo nello spazio

Ivana Urso

Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

£1,072

Fine Art Drawings, Dessin n°101, Marta Grassi

Dessin n°101

Marta Grassi

Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£625

Painting, Between the Lines, Joyce Fournier

Between the Lines

Joyce Fournier

Painting - 60 x 36 x 2 inch

£3,337

Painting, Papillons sur la Tour Eiffel, Iolanta Gondouin (Iola)

Papillons sur la Tour Eiffel

Iolanta Gondouin (Iola)

Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

£581

Painting, Paix et papillons, Natalia Kuruch

Paix et papillons

Natalia Kuruch

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£2,778

Painting, Golden Beam, Lisbeth Buonanno

Golden Beam

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting - 3.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

£402

Painting, Red Golstone mood, Lisbeth Buonanno

Red Golstone mood

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

£268

Print, One, Albena Vatcheva

One

Albena Vatcheva

Print - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch

£88

Print, Mother earth (3), Catherine Clare

Mother earth (3)

Catherine Clare

Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

£438

Print, Ukrainian world, Natalia Kuruch

Ukrainian world

Natalia Kuruch

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch

£313

Painting, Immaculada nº8, Marta Fàbregas

Immaculada nº8

Marta Fàbregas

Painting - 13.4 x 11.4 inch

£536

Sculpture, Aphrodite, Anna Stein

Aphrodite

Anna Stein

Sculpture - 22.6 x 11.8 x 9.8 inch

£4,020

Painting, First kiss, Harita Asumani

First kiss

Harita Asumani

Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 2 inch

£1,376

Painting, Immaculada nº7, Marta Fàbregas

Immaculada nº7

Marta Fàbregas

Painting - 13.4 x 11.4 inch

£536

Fine Art Drawings, Don't wake the princess, Katarzyna Wazyk

Don't wake the princess

Katarzyna Wazyk

Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 inch

£1,697

Painting, Camille endormie, Tekmass

Camille endormie

Tekmass

Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch

£1,072

Painting, Eve in the Garden II, Kathleen Ney

Eve in the Garden II

Kathleen Ney

Painting - 14 x 17 x 0.1 inch

£484

Painting, Yellow, Emma Visca

Yellow

Emma Visca

Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

£536

Painting, Le fruit défendu (Gauguin), Gérard Ricard

Le fruit défendu (Gauguin)

Gérard Ricard

Painting - 78.7 x 98.4 x 0.8 inch

£4,198

Painting, Printemps Vert, Tekmass

Printemps Vert

Tekmass

Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,965

Fine Art Drawings, Jouir du Mal, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Jouir du Mal

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

£849

Painting, Autre envol, Irene Mahon

Autre envol

Irene Mahon

Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

£500

Painting, À fleur de peau, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

À fleur de peau

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

£3,573

Inspired by Klimt

A major figure of the Art Nouveau movement, the Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt is today one of the most expensive painters in the world. Born in 1862, his work earned him major success during his lifetime before his death in 1918. Klimt played a foundational role in the Vienna Secession (meaning 'Separation') movement, organizing several exhibitions throughout the early 20th century that brought together a collective of like-minded artists. Klimt is noted for his murals, sketches, and paintings such as The Kiss (1908) painted in the decade before his death, and Judith and Holofernes (1901) are world-famous. In 1888, thanks to his artistic talents, Klimt received the gold medal of artistic merit from the hands of the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph himself. 

To document Klimt's character: he was a committed artist, a resolute anti-academic (wishing to put an end to the separation between the major and decorative arts) and a lover of women. As his work suggests, Klimt adored the female body from which he drew endless inspiration for his erotic depsictions. He had many love affairs without ever marrying whilst fathering 14 illegitimate children within his life. His work was labeled pornographic by his critics oweing to his style's break from tradition.

Klimt's work appears as allegorically rich in figurative references as it is rich in color and eye-catching gilded tones. To develop his gold leaf technique—synonymous with work of his gold phase, Klimt drew inspiration from Byzantine mosaics, such as those found in the Basilica of Saint Sophia in Istanbul. The use of gold leaf is a major characteristic of his work and is an artistic trait that has been much replicated as other artists follow in his style. Here are some artists such as Derek Gores, Jacqueline Carcagno and Sebastien Arts, who follow in Klimt's footsteps embodying the great master's strong sense of ornate gold and rich color. Go check out these modern artists inspired by the Viennese Secession!

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