Who created "Half-figure of a Young Woman"?

Half-figure of a Young Woman was created by Gustav Klimt in 1918.

What medium is "Half-figure of a Young Woman"?

Half-figure of a Young Woman is Graphite..

Is "Half-figure of a Young Woman" in the public domain?

Yes, Half-figure of a Young Woman is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Half-figure of a Young Woman

Gustav Klimt

1918

Medium

Graphite.

Dimensions

22 3/8 x 14 11/16 in. (56.9 x 37.3 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Sir John Pope-Hennessy, 1982

Accession Number

1982.446

Tags

Women

Art Historical Context

Gustav Klimt's *Half-figure of a Young Woman* (1918), a delicate graphite drawing measuring 22 3/8 x 14 11/16 inches, captures the artist's fascination with the female form in his final year of life. Created just months before Klimt's death, this work exemplifies his late-period shift toward intimate, preparatory sketches after decades of opulent paintings adorned with gold leaf and intricate patterns. As a leader of the Vienna Secession and a pioneer of Symbolism and Art Nouveau, Klimt often portrayed women with sensual grace, blending eroticism and psychological depth—this drawing's half-fig...

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.

Half-figure of a Young Woman

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