365 Days in the Garden

Three Things I Never Knew About Gustav Klimt

Golden Boy Gustav Klimt. Inspired by Van Gogh, Rodin, Matisse…

Avenue to Schloss Kammer, by Gustav Klimt, (public domain) Photo by Author at the Van Gogh Museum

Today was the last day of the Klimt exhibit at the Van Gogh Museum. I have intended to go to it since it opened in October, and I went today.

Klimt was influenced by some of the greatest artists of his time, including Van Gogh, Monet, Rysselberghe, Toulouse-Lautrec, and more. The exhibit placed his work alongside these artists, demonstrating their influence.

There were several things I didn’t know about Klimt before today.

• His paintings of women evolved, and by the end of his career were large and consisted of women who were confident and powerful.
• His landscapes also evolved over time, becoming stronger and more stylized in later years.
• His artwork was sometimes controversial and even considered pornographic at times.

I plan to write every day this year. Here’s what I wrote about on the day I had planned to see this exhibit, but my whole family was sick.

Every Day Is a New Adventure