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Gustav Klimt

Also known as Klimt

Gustav Klimt was an Austrian painter and a leading figure of the Vienna Secession, known for decorative works such as The Kiss. He was one of the central artists of Vienna's cultural flowering around 1900. The site presents him as part of the remarkable artistic and intellectual life of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in its final decades.

Gustav Klimt — Image: Josef Anton Trčka · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Gustav Klimt. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gustav-klimt
MLA: “Gustav Klimt.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gustav-klimt. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Gustav Klimt.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gustav-klimt.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Gustav Klimt’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gustav-klimt (Accessed: ).

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