Seite 6 (Leerseite)
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
8508/8
Art Historical Context
Step into the intimate world of Gustav Klimt's creative process with *Seite 6 (Leerseite)* from 1898, a poignant blank page in a compact red leather-bound sketchbook14.3 × 9.2 × 1.4 cm) housed in Vienna's Belvedere Collection. the height of fin-de-siècle Vienna, Klimt was a pioneering force in the Vienna Secession movement, rebelling against academic traditions with his ornate Art Nouveau style infused with symbolism and eroticism. This modest sketchbook, filled elsewhere with pencil drawings, notes, and a single black-and-white photograph, offers a rare glimpse into the artist's preparatory m...
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.