Seite 111
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
8508/113
About this artwork
Nun mit großen Voluten anstelle des ondulierenden Linienornaments der vorhergehenden Entwürfe. Rechts zusätzlich schon mit kleinen nach außen eingedrehten Voluten, ähnlich denen im ausgeführten Rahmen.
Art Historical Context
**Seite 111 Gustav Klimt's Sketch (1898)** into the creative mind of Klimt, the iconic Austrian artist and co-founder the Vienna Secession movement, through this intimate page from his red leather-bound sketchbook. 1898, just a year after the Secession's revolutionary break from academic art, this pocket-sized booklet (14.3 × 9.2 × 1.4 cm) brims with pencil drawings, notes, and a black-and photograph. Housed in Vienna's Belvedere Collection, offers a rare glimpse into Klimt's meticulous preparatory process during his early ornamental phase. On this page, Klimt refines a frame design, replac...
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.