Realistic acrylic painting of the Austrian painter Gustav Klimt, painted by the Dutch fine artist Paul Meijering - the original painting is 90 x 120 cm
Gustav Klimt (Baumgarten, now part of Vienna, 14 July 1862 - Vienna, 6 February 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter, muralist and draughtsman. He is considered the most prominent member of the Vienna Secession, of which he was also chairman for some time. His later works, with which he became best known, are characterised by "decorative ornamentalism" (in which he often worked with gold leaf) and suggestive-erotic symbolism. He mainly made a name for himself with his female portraits and allegorical works, but also painted a large number of landscapes. Klimt's art emerged during an artistic heyday in belle époque Vienna and is often associated with the art nouveau and art nouveau movements. His oeuvre is sometimes regarded as exemplary of the then tension between conservationism and the urge for progress.
For almost 33 years now, Paul Meijering has been active with the paint brushes. As a 17- year old inspired youngster he joined the Academy of Arts in Enschede (Holland) in order to receive a native training in drawing- and painting technique.
At that time (1980) the tendency..
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