Symbolism

1880-1910: Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt is noted for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other Objects d'art. Klimt's primary subject was the female body, and his works are marked by a frank eroticism. Born: 14 July 1862, Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria Died: 6 February 1918, Vienna, Austria Periods: Art Nouveau, Symbolism, Vienna Secession, Modern art, Neoclassicism, Realism,