Gustav Klimt was an Austrian Symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. His major works include paintings, mural, sketches, and other art objects. Klimt's primary subject was the female body, and his works are marked by a frank eroticism—nowhere is this

Gustav Klimt
July 14, 1862 – February 6, 1918
Gustav Klimt was an Austrian Symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. His major works include paintings, mural, sketches, and other art objects. Klimt's primary subject was the female body, and his works

The starkness of a hand-drawn line—with its potential for lyrical beauty—is essential to Gustav Klimt's art. Through line, Klimt sought to convey the essence of the human form, and the nature of human existence. As an artist he wanted to explore universal emotions like suffering, hope and love; and

The Klimt experience returns to Paris Atelier des Lumières from October 29 to November 2, 2019. If you missed this immersive exhibition in 2018, this is the unique occasion to walk one last time around the most beautiful paintings of the Austrian painter (yes the paintings), while listening to Vienn

Ludwig von Hofmann was a German painter, graphic artist and designer. He worked in a combination of the Art Nouveau and Symbolist styles. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Born: August 17, 1861, Darmstadt, Germany
Died: August 23, 1945, Pil...

Italian born, much of Battifora's inspiration comes from baroque and renaissance painters. He is fascinated by the exaggerated motion, drama and tension in the old masters' works. He is also influenced by the artistic style of Gustav Klimt.

Martin Frost is the last working fore-edge painter in the world. Dating back centuries, the delicate art form places intricate scenes on the side of books, , cheekily hidden beneath gold gilded pages. The beautiful paintings are only visible to the trained eye, but once you unlock the secret, you’ll

Vienna was an intellectual powerhouse in the early 20th Century and two male artists are considered the giants of Viennese modernism: Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele. But Vienna's Belvedere Museum is now showcasing the long-neglected contribution of women artists in that period. City of Women displays...

Arturo Souto Feijoo (1902-1964) was an important spanish painter who studied in Seville and Madrid and then traveled to Paris in the 1920s where he was influenced by the avant-garde. Prior to his exile from Spain following the Spanish Civil War, Souto exhibited throughout Europe. While living in Hav...

At a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony held to honor the law enforcement officers who defended the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, some honorees skipped shaking hands with GOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy.