Lithograph of Nude After Gustav Klimt Printed in Austria, 1964

Description

Up for sale is this lithograph from an exceptional and rare set published in 1964 in a portfolio entitled, "Twenty-Five … more Up for sale is this lithograph from an exceptional and rare set published in 1964 in a portfolio entitled, "Twenty-Five Drawings Selected and Interpreted by Alice Strobl" (Vienna: Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt Graz-Wien, 1964), one of several lithographs of Klimt drawings we are curently selling. This one is described as, "'Female Nude in Back View Facing Right". The original, rendered in pencil, dates from around 1910. It has been matted in an 18" x 24" acid-free mat for ease of framing and is in very good condition, as pictured, with some buckling of the paper.

About the Artist:
Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and draughtsman, was a leading exponent of Art Nouveau and is considered one of the greatest decorative painters of the 20th century. His depictions of the femme fatale and his drawings treating the theme of female sexuality have assured him a place in the history of erotic art. He is remembered for his role in the formation of the Vienna Secession, the radical group of Austrian artists of which he became the first president in 1897, and also for the frequent scandals and protests that marked his later career. less