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Sappho by Gustav Klimt

Sappho

Gustav Klimt · 1889

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Artist
Gustav Klimt
Date
1889
Location
Vienna Museum
ART MOVEMENTS
Art NouveauJugendstilSymbolismVienna Secession
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THE ARTIST

Gustav Klimt

1862–1918 · Austrian Empire

Vienna Secession founder whose golden, erotic masterpieces merged Symbolism with Japanese-inspired Art Nouveau.

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Beyond Klimt and Symbolism: works from the same years, and from the other movements Sappho belongs to.

Maude Adams (1872–1953) as Joan of Arc Same movement · Vienna Secession Maude Adams (1872–1953) as Joan of Arc Alphonse Mucha · 1909 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art A Woman Walking in a Garden Same era · 1870s–1900s A Woman Walking in a Garden Vincent van Gogh · 1887 · Frans Buffa & sons Crouching Nude in Shoes and Black Stockings, Back View Same movement · Jugendstil Crouching Nude in Shoes and Black Stockings, Back View Egon Schiele · 1912 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884 Same era · 1870s–1900s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884 Okada Saburosuke · 1884 · Art Institute of Chicago Madame Léon Clapisson Same era · 1870s–1900s Madame Léon Clapisson Léon-Victor Dupré · 1883 · Art Institute of Chicago Still Life with Crayfish Same era · 1870s–1900s Still Life with Crayfish Mikhail Larionov · 1900 · Museum Ludwig Paris Street; Rainy Day Same era · 1870s–1900s Paris Street; Rainy Day Kawabata Gyokushō · 1877 · Art Institute of Chicago Moulin de la Galette Same era · 1870s–1900s Moulin de la Galette Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec · 1889 · Art Institute of Chicago
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