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Who painted it?
Who painted “Death and Life”?
“Death and Life” was painted by Gustav Klimt in 1910. Where to see it: Leopold Museum.
What to look for
Gustav Klimt: shimmering gold leaf and mosaic-like patterns around realistic faces and hands; flat ornament and erotic, dreamy women.
Gustav Klimt (14 July 1862 – 6 February 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and a founding member of the Vienna Secession movement. His work helped define the Art Nouveau style in Europe. Wikipedia
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More by Gustav Klimt
- “The Kiss”, 1907
- “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I”, 1907
- “Danaë”, 1907
- “The Three Ages of Woman”, 1905
- “Judith I”, 1901
- “Beethoven Frieze”, 1902
- “Adele Bloch-Bauer II”, 1912
- “Woman With a Fan”, 1917