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By Neret Gilles
Gilles Neret - 2015
Gustav Klimt's ornate art, rich with gold and floral motifs, captures the opulent yet complex atmosphere of Vienna's upper middle class at the turn of the 20th century. This society embraced aestheticism and pleasure, yet was shadowed by an awareness of mortality, a theme often explored in Klimt's work. Renowned as a master of erotic art, his drawings, in particular, are celebrated for their artistic merit and sensual depictions of women.