Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. His works often featured elaborate, decorative patterns and motifs, depicting themes of sensuality, femininity, and mythology. Klimt's groundbreaking style and innovative approach to art have had a lasting impact on the development of modernism, making him an important figure in the history of Western art.