Gustav Klimt Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Contact Details, Girlfriend(s), Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Gustav Klimt
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Monday
BIRTHPLACE
Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria
DIED AT AGE
55 Years 6 Months 23 Days
DEATHDATE
February 6, 1918
DEATHPLACE
Vienna, Austria
CAUSE OF DEATH
Pneumonia
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
CANCER
Physical Stats
CHEST
N/A
BICEPS
N/A
WAIST
N/A
HEIGHT
N/A
WEIGHT
N/A
Gustav Klimt Family Members
Parents
FATHER
Ernst Klimt the Elder
BROTHER(S) NAME
SISTER(S) NAME
Fame & Address
DEBUT
FAMOUS FROM/AS
Judith and the Head of Holofernes (1901), The Kiss (1907)
Official Website
www.klimtgallery.org
Education, Net Worth & More
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Career of Gustav Klimt
Gustav Klimt is an Austrailian painter started his career initially by painting at large public building's Interior murals and ceilings. He changed his style of painting after his father and brother both died, which includes "Nuda Veritas" in late 19s. Further, he along with other painters founded "Vienna Secession" in 1897 which was an art movement. He got his critical success in the Golden Phase and the most popular paints of the phase were the Portrait of the "Adele Bloch-Bauer I" and "The Kiss". His work "Death and Life" helped him win the first prize in the world exhibitions held in Rome in 1911.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Gustav Klimt
- Did Gustav Klimt takes alcohol? NA.
- Was Gustav Klimt in the habit of Smoking? NA.
- The great artist started his career with interior painting.
- Klimt along with his brother Ernst and friends formed a group called "Company of Artists" to work together while studying in University of Applied Arts, Vienna.
- He used to love cats a lot but not more than he loved women. According to an article it is rumored that he had slept with every woman he ever portrayed and had 14 illegitimate children from them.
- Gustav has never ever painted himself.
- Before dying of a stroke he suffered pneumonia and influenza outbreak.
- He headed a simple life and was humble, and introverted, he used to were Long robe and sandals at home.
- His paintings are incredibly expensive nowadays. His painting named "Adele Bloch-Bauer I" was sold out for more than $135 million.
- On the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary, many exhibitions were held in Vienna, Austria on 14th July 2012.
- His most popular painting "The Kiss" was displayed by Austrian Gallery even before it was finished, Klimt had to do some finishing touch on the painting. Even though it was unfinished, Belvedere Museum chose to add the work to their collection on stop.
- Though he had many affairs in his life, he never got married. Accordingly, his long-lasting friendship was with the sibling of his sister in law "Emilie Floge" but it was not certain that they had physical relation or not. Emilie was seen in many of his sentient paintings.
- He opened two artist groups which include "Company of Artists" started in 1883 and the second was "Vienna Sezession".
- He was one of the founding members and president of Vienna Secession movement, It was an art movement formed in 1897. And Japanese art and its methods were the ones to influence Klimt the most.
- Klimt was honored with Golden Order of Merit by the Emperor of Franz Josef I of Austria for being a benefactor painter of murals in Burgtheater, Vienna.
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