Personal Profile:
Guten morgen, my name is Gustav Klimt. I was born July 14, 1862 in Baumgarten, Vienna. I died on February 6, 1918 in Vienna, Austria.
When I was 14, I left regular school to join an art school with a full scholarship. I didn’t let my age nor my family’s poverty stop me. I got into architectural painting and my goal was to become an drawing teacher. I eventually opened up a studio with my younger brother Ernst and my friend Franz Masch.
I am known for being one of the best decorative painters.
Timeline: Born July 14th 1862// Died February 6th 1918
1862 Otto Von Bismarck appointed prime minister of Prussia
1870 Franco-Prussian War
1871 January: Germany captures Paris
1871 18 January: Wilhelm I was crowned the first Kaiser of the German Empire uniting all of the German states
1914 28 June - Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina provoking World War I August: Germany declares war on Russia and France. The United Kingdom declares war on Germany
1918 9 November: Germany was declared a republic
1918 11 November: The Treaty of Versailles ends World War I and the Rhineland was placed under Allied occupation for 15 years
When I was 14, I left regular school to join an art school with a full scholarship. I didn’t let my age nor my family’s poverty stop me. I got into architectural painting and my goal was to become an drawing teacher. I eventually opened up a studio with my younger brother Ernst and my friend Franz Masch.
I am known for being one of the best decorative painters.
Timeline: Born July 14th 1862// Died February 6th 1918
1862 Otto Von Bismarck appointed prime minister of Prussia
1870 Franco-Prussian War
1871 January: Germany captures Paris
1871 18 January: Wilhelm I was crowned the first Kaiser of the German Empire uniting all of the German states
1914 28 June - Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina provoking World War I August: Germany declares war on Russia and France. The United Kingdom declares war on Germany
1918 9 November: Germany was declared a republic
1918 11 November: The Treaty of Versailles ends World War I and the Rhineland was placed under Allied occupation for 15 years
Images:
FRIENDS and other masters that influenced me:
Ernst Kilmt Franz Masch Gustav Ucicky Anna Klimt
About my art:
I didn't travel much but trips to Venice and Ravenna, both famous for their beautiful mosaics, inspired my gold technique and my Byzantine imagery. In 1904 I collaborated with other artists on the lavish Palais Stoclet, the home of a wealthy Belgian industrialist that was one of the grandest monuments of the Art Nouveau age. My contributions to the dining room, including both Fulfillment and Expectation, were some of my finest decorative works. "probably the ultimate stage of my development of ornament
I didn't travel much but trips to Venice and Ravenna, both famous for their beautiful mosaics, inspired my gold technique and my Byzantine imagery. In 1904 I collaborated with other artists on the lavish Palais Stoclet, the home of a wealthy Belgian industrialist that was one of the grandest monuments of the Art Nouveau age. My contributions to the dining room, including both Fulfillment and Expectation, were some of my finest decorative works. "probably the ultimate stage of my development of ornament