Klimt

**Gustav Klimt** Full Name of Artist (birthname)- Gustav Klimt

Born-July 14, 1862 in Baumergaten, Austria (near Vienna)

Died- February 6, 1918 after having a stroke

Art Medium/materials- Klimt used mostly oil paints on canvas. For a certain time, he favored gold paint which really made his details stand out.

Subject/genre- Klimt was a portrait artist. He also painted landscapes and nature, such as trees and flowers from his garden.

Art movement/period of artist- His style is Art Nouveau. He used flats shapes which were rich in pattern. He even created abstract work with shapes and colors.

Title of artwork- //The Kiss// Year it was created- 1907/08 Medium-oil on canvas



An interesting fact about my artist is that Klimt was influenced by Egyptian art as well as Japanese art, Greek art and Italian mosaics. There is evidence of this in the positioning of Klimt's flat figures like the Egyptian figures carved on tomb walls. And the small colorful shapes in the clothing resembles the small tiles of the Italian mosaics. He had a garden outside of his studio that would inspire him to paint flowers and landscapes.Klimt is founder and President of the Vienna Secession movement which started the Austrian version of the French Nouveau. Klimt also had a cat for a pet.

__Works Cited__ Ivanski, Pamela A. "Klimt, Gustav." //World Book Student.// World Book, 2011. Web. 31 Jan. 2011 Gilles, Neret. //Klimt//. Koln: Taschen, 2003 "The Kiss". //PRLog//. Web. 3 Feb. 2011. Available at [].