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Who painted “Beethoven Frieze”?

“Beethoven Frieze” was painted by Gustav Klimt in 1902. Where to see it: Belvedere.

Vienna Secession · Mural

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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• “The Kiss”, 1907
• “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I”, 1907
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• “The Three Ages of Woman”, 1905
• “Judith I”, 1901
• “Adele Bloch-Bauer II”, 1912
• “Death and Life”, 1910
• “Woman With a Fan”, 1917