Delphi Complete Paintings of Gustav Klimt by Gustav Klimt

Author:Gustav Klimt [Klimt, Gustav]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Published: 2014-07-26T04:00:00+00:00

Detail

Detail

Detail

Stoclet Palace, Hoffmann, Brussels

The painting in situ

Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy. It was in this church that Klimt was greatly inspired by the Byzantine mosaics that would later influence his symbolic works.

The mosaics inside the church

Klimt with his beloved cat, c. 1916

ADAM AND EVE

Left incomplete at the time of the artist’s death, this 1918 canvas depicts the biblical Eve, as to be expected from Klimt’s oeuvre, very much at the forefront, whilst Adam is subjected to the back of the painting, literally in the darkness of her shadow. Klimt depicts Eve with a reclined head, bearing a sweet, though enigmatic smile. Adam’s eyes are closed, as though in submission to the dominant female. The lower section of the canvas is illustrated with flowers and background decorativism, whilst the figures are contraposed to a monochrome backdrop, revealing the influence of Egon Schiele, Klimt’s protégé, whose synthesis of strained lines is evident in the work.

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