Gustav Klimt

Austrian | 1862 - 1918

Gustav Klimt was an Austrian Impressionist & Modern artist who was born in 1862. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Upper Belvedere in Vienna. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Mönchsberg have featured Gustav Klimt's work in the past.Gustav Klimt's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 2 USD to 108,523,083 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 108,523,083 USD for Dame mit Fächer (Lady with a Fan), sold at Sotheby's London in 2023. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 1,342,232 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 55,892 USD.Gustav Klimt has been featured in articles for Daily Art Magazine, The Straits Times and Korea Herald. The most recent article is Klimt's secrets revealed: Cutting-edge technology uncovers hidden details in masterpieces written for ArtDaily in February 2025. The artist died in 1918.

Artist's alternative names: Gustav Klint

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Gustav Klimt 1907 Collotype There is a Time For Lying Ltd. Ed. 450

By Gustav Klimt

KCM Galleries

Liebespaar nach rechts ,1914

By Gustav Klimt

Christie's London

The Kiss

By Gustav Klimt

Lawsons

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Notable Lots

BILDNIS GERTRUD LOEW (GERTHA FELSŐVÁNYI) (PORTRAIT OF GERTRUD LOEW - GERTHA FELSŐVÁNYI) - Gustav Klimt

BILDNIS GERTRUD LOEW (GERTHA FELSŐVÁNYI) (PORTRAIT OF GERTRUD LOEW - GERTHA FELSŐVÁNYI) ,1902

By Gustav Klimt

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Lakeshore with Birches ,1901

By Gustav Klimt

Dame mit Fächer (Lady with a Fan) - Gustav Klimt

Dame mit Fächer (Lady with a Fan) ,1917

By Gustav Klimt

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By Gustav Klimt

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Studie zu 'Gerechtigkeit' in der Ölskizze für die 'Jurisprudenz' (recto); Alter Mann im Profil, Studie im Zusammenhang mit der Ölskizze zu 'Medizin' (verso) ,1897

By Gustav Klimt

Christie's London

Liebespaar nach rechts ,1914

By Gustav Klimt

Christie's London

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Post-Auction Lots for Sale

The Kiss

By Gustav Klimt

Lawsons

Untitled

By Gustav Klimt

Lawsons

The Kiss

By Gustav Klimt

Lawsons

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Recent Auction Results

The Kiss

By Gustav Klimt

P&S Art Gallery

Zasněná

By Gustav Klimt

P&S Art Gallery

Portrét Eugenie Primavesi

By Gustav Klimt

P&S Art Gallery

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Current Exhibitions

Vienna 1900, The Dreaming Artists: From Gustav Klimt to Egon Schiele

National Museum of Korea

Yongsan-gu | Seoul | South Korea

Nov 30,2024 - Mar 03,2025

Picture this! The Belvedere Collection from Cranach to EXPORT

Upper Belvedere

Vienna | Austria

Mar 29,2023 - Mar 23,2025

Body Space: The collections

Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Mönchsberg

Salzburg | Austria

Sep 13,2024 - Mar 23,2025

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Articles

Eternal Beauty

Korea Herald 21/02/2025

An immersive exhibition highlighting work by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, best known for portraits decorated with gold leaf, is taking place through March at Groundseesaw Myeong-dong in Seoul.

Klimt's secrets revealed: Cutting-edge technology uncovers hidden details in masterpieces

ArtDaily 19/02/2025

What secrets are hiding beneath the surface of Gustav Klimt’s famous works? How did the artist apply gold and other precious metals to the canvas? Today’s technologies offer unprecedented opportunities to ascertain Klimt’s methods.

Gustav Klimt and Emilie Flöge—The Everlasting Friendship

Daily Art Magazine 06/02/2025

Gustav Klimt and Emilie Flöge were inseparable for years. Although it was never proven that there was something romantic between the two of them.

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Coverage

“ ..Approximately 4,000 of Klimt's drawings survive, and this is surely but a portion of the total number he made... ”
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J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center

“ ..Although separated by more than two millennia, the interplay between classical vase painting and Klimt’s linear art reveals surprising correlations, unveiling new perspectives on how the artist appreciated... ”
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Lower Belvedere

“ ..Café Sabarsky will feature its special Klimt cake during this period... ”
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Neue Galerie New York, Museum for German and Austrian Art

“ ..Klimt created fascinating effects with economical technical means: with chalk, pencil or coloured pencils, occasionally with a pen or watercolours and gold paint... ”
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Albertina Museum

“ ..It was through drawing that Klimt developed his momentous themes of human suffering, longing for love and happiness, and the cycle of life from birth to death... ”
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J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center