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Happy Birthday Gustav Klimt!

by PhoebeH

Today is artist Gustav Klimt’s 155th birthday! What better way to celebrate, than to appreciate some of his incredible work. We have a selection of his paintings in our art print collection available to check out, including my favorite, and one of his most popular pieces, The Kiss. The Kiss is a glowing portrait of two lovers in a tight embrace, painted using oil paints and layers of gold leaf - actual gold that has been hammered down into thin, delicate sheets used for gilding.

Also available for check out is The Woman in Gold, a 2014 film starring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds, that tells the story of Klimt’s famous Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, which was stolen by Nazi’s during the second World War, and Adele's niece, Maria Altmann's decade long fight to reclaim the precious artwork. To read more about the true story, you can check out The Lady in Gold, or for a fictionalized version, be sure to read the novel Stolen Beauty.

Comments

Submitted by Meginator on Fri, 07/14/2017 - 11:56am

This takes me back to a couple of classes I took in college! I wasn't aware of the movie or the books and I think I'll put them on my list. Thanks for posting about Klimt!

Submitted by gardenfaerie on Mon, 07/17/2017 - 9:42pm

My dad, who was Austria's most loyal son, would want me to point out that Klimt was Austrian. :)

Submitted by johnbiancke@co… on Tue, 07/18/2017 - 8:10am

Happy Birthday to one of my favorite artists. His "kiss" is exceptionally erotic.

Submitted by a2sue on Tue, 07/18/2017 - 10:29pm

I hate to admit it, but I've never heard of this artist before... Yet now I'm intrigued and will have to look into his work!!

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Submitted by ekjensen on Wed, 07/19/2017 - 3:47pm

Add "The Woman In Gold" to your DVD bucket list, and go visit a Museum to see Klimt in person or check out an art book!

Submitted by emathew on Tue, 07/25/2017 - 3:07pm

This sounds like a really cool story. I have a picture of that painting hanging on my wall.

Submitted by emathew on Tue, 07/25/2017 - 3:07pm

This sounds like a really cool story. I have a picture of that painting hanging on my wall.

Submitted by hollieesper121573 on Tue, 08/22/2017 - 8:26pm

sweet

Submitted by keldan315 on Mon, 08/28/2017 - 12:18am

I had a Klimt print hanging in almost every apartment I had in my 20s, and they never got old.

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