Gustav Klimt

Painted by Gustav Klimt between 1907 and 1908 at the height of his "golden period" - named as such for his liberal use of gold flake - "The Kiss" eloquently encapsulates the heady and decadence days of fin-de-siècle Vienna before the onset of World War I. Perfectly straddling the two centuries' artistic concerns, Klimt's "The Kiss" is the bridging point between nineteenth century Symbolism and the headlong rush into twentieth-century modernity. As the leading figure of the influential Vienna Secession movement, Klimt successfully oversaw a period of aesthetic and technical upheaval wherein the rules of the Academy were turned on their head. The painter's impassioned figures are presented as gilded objects of mutual luxury, frozen in an act of intense emotion. Their forms seem to stand as a rejection of any sense of romantic sentimentality - their love is purely physical, stripped bare of the prudence of the rapidly departing age of the uptight. Indicating a sense of total abandonment and impending pleasure, Klimt positions his viewers in a sense of awkward anticipation. Drawing on the rich characterization of Japanese woodblock printing, "The Kiss" is as much a work of design as it is a work of classical painting. It was this decorative dimension that gave life to the era of Art Nouveau in architecture, interior design, and painting, a style that embraced the decadent luxuries of the aspirational classes. Klimt gave to his era something rarely seen before: a sense of glamour and dizzy splendor that set the tone for the upcoming century of fashion.

Painted by Gustav Klimt between 1907 and 1908 at the height of his "golden period" - named as such for his liberal use of gold flake - "The Kiss" eloquently encapsulates the heady and decadence days of fin-de-siècle Vienna before the onset of World War I. Perfectly straddling the two centuries' artistic concerns, Klimt's "The Kiss" is the bridging point between nineteenth century Symbolism and the headlong rush into twentieth-century modernity. As the leading figure of the influential Vienna Secession movement, Klimt successfully oversaw a period of aesthetic and technical upheaval wherein the rules of the Academy were turned on their head. The painter's impassioned figures are presented as gilded objects of mutual luxury, frozen in an act of intense emotion. Their forms seem to stand as a rejection of any sense of romantic sentimentality - their love is purely physical, stripped bare of the prudence of the rapidly departing age of the uptight. Indicating a sense of total abandonment and impending pleasure, Klimt positions his viewers in a sense of awkward anticipation. Drawing on the rich characterization of Japanese woodblock printing, "The Kiss" is as much a work of design as it is a work of classical painting. It was this decorative dimension that gave life to the era of Art Nouveau in architecture, interior design, and painting, a style that embraced the decadent luxuries of the aspirational classes. Klimt gave to his era something rarely seen before: a sense of glamour and dizzy splendor that set the tone for the upcoming century of fashion.

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one of Klimt's most famous works painted in 1907-1908 and located at the Austrian Belvedere Gallery in Vienna.

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Hygieia by Gustav Klimt, 1900 art print from Wallasso. Blending high-quality art with affordability, our prints are produced on premium acid-free papers using vivid archival inks to guarantee they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All of our art prints feature spectacular color, sharp detail, and a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired. These prints offer an inexpensive and versatile wall art option you can customize yourself to match existing home or office decor. They arrive ready to frame and rolled in a heavy-duty cardboard tube.

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