Seite 97
1898
Medium
In rotes Leder gebundenes Büchlein, Zeichnungen und Notizen mit Bleistift und ein Schwarzweiß-Foto
Dimensions
Skizzenbuch: 14,3 × 9,2 × 1,4 cm
Classification
Skizzenbuch
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
8508/99
About this artwork
Die Figur des/der gramgebeugten Alten wieder weiter links als in Seite 91 und stärker nach vorne geneigt.
Art Historical Context
**Page 97 from Gustav Klimt's Sketch (1898)** led within a compact red leather-bound sketchbook14.3 × 9.2 × 1.4 cm), *Seite 97* Gustav Klimt's masterful pencil sketches and notes, by a black-and-white. Created in 1898, this intimate page captures the artist's exploratory process during a pivotal moment in his career. Klimt, a leading figure in Vienna's Secessionist movement and Art Nouveau, often filled such personal notebooks with preparatory studies that bridged his symbolic, decorative style with raw human observation. The focal point is a poignant figure of a hunched elderly person, posi...
About the Artist
Gustav Klimt · 1862–1918
Austrian painter and designer. One of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement, known for his decorative style and use of gold leaf.