Klimt

The Kiss, Vienna Secession

The golden painter of fin-de-siècle Vienna. His fusion of Byzantine pattern, Symbolist eroticism, and Art Nouveau decoration created an art of extraordinary sensuous beauty. The Kiss remains one of the most recognized images in the world.

Key works

• The Kiss1907–1908— Gold leaf, pattern, embrace
  Belvedere, Vienna
• Beethoven Frieze1902— Art as spiritual pilgrimage
  Secession Building, Vienna

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