ARTWORKS

Works by Gustav Klimt

Portrait, Ornament, and Viennese Innovation

The Kiss · 1908–1909 · Sources ↗

Belvedere, Wenen

An embrace, a meadow of flowers, and a shimmering expanse of ornament come together in Klimt’s most famous painting.

Adele Bloch-Bauer I · 1907 · Sources ↗

Neue Galerie, New York

In this portrait, the subject, her attire, and the background flow together in a rhythm of gold and patterns.

Water Serpents II · 1904, herwerkt 1906–1907 · Sources ↗

Private collection

Lines, hair, and fluid, water-like forms merge into one another. This theme reveals a different side of Klimt’s decorative visual language.

The Tree of Life · 1905–1911 · Sources ↗

MAK, Vienna

These spiraling branches are part of Klimt’s design for the Stoclet Palace. The motif lives on in numerous reproductions.

Judith I · 1901 · Sources ↗

Belvedere, Wenen

Klimt painted the biblical heroine Judith in 1901 in oil and gold leaf. The work belongs to the Belvedere in Vienna and hangs in the Upper Belvedere.