Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and illustrator (born 1862)

Gustav Klimt

Austrian symbolist painter (1862–1918)

Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and a founding member of the Vienna Secession movement. His work helped define the Art Nouveau style in Europe. Klimt is known for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objets d'art. Klimt's primary subject was the female body,…