Portrait of a Lady by Gustav Klimt, 1916 south east london Mariupol (450 thousand)

Mariupol (450 thousand)

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Portrait of a Lady by Gustav Klimt, 1916 south east london Mariupol (450 thousand)Gustav Klimts Portrait of a Lady (1916 1917) is a tender, late career meditation on presence and personality from the leading figure of the Vienna Secession. Painted in wartime Vienna, it trades the gilded opulence of Klimts earlier period for a softer, more atmospheric language. A veil of cool greens and blues surrounds an intimate female likeness, while delicate, layered brushwork gives the surface a quiet luminosity. The result is an introspective