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Gustav Klimt: The Kiss (Lovers)
Gustav Klimt: The Kiss (Lovers) The Kiss (Lovers) oil on canvas with silver, gold, and platinum leaf by Gustav Klimt, 1908–09; in the Belvedere Museum, Vienna.

Gustav Klimt

Austrian painter
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Gustav Klimt (born July 14, 1862, Vienna, Austria—died February 6, 1918, Vienna) was an Austrian painter, a leading figure of Art Nouveau and one of the foremost decorative artists of the 20th century. He was especially known for his flat, brilliantly colored paintings and for founding the Vienna Sezession. After studying at the Vienna School of Decorative Arts, Klimt in 1883 opened an independent studio specializing in the execution of mural paintings. His early work...

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