Seite 103
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
8508/105
About this artwork
Die Figur des/der gramgebeugten Alten wieder ganz am linken Bildrand und etwas höher positioniert, in etwa wie auf Seite 83. Das seitliche Gesicht der Sphinx wieder angedeutet.
Art Historical Context
**Seite 103 from Gustav Klimt's Sketch (1898)** Step into the intimate world of Gustav Klimt creative process with *Seite 103*, a page from his red leather sketchbook, measuring a compact 14.3 × 9.2 × 1.4 cm. Created in 1898, this pencil drawing with notes and a black-and-white captures the artist's preliminary explorations during a pivotal time. Klimt, a leading figure in Vienna's Secessionist movement founded just a year earlier, used such sketchbooks to refine ideas, blending realism with symbolic motifs amid the city's vibrant Art Nouveau scene. On this page, a hunched elderly figure rea...
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.