Golden Boy Gustav Klimt exhibition in Amsterdam
At the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam a major exhibition celebrates Gustav Klimt and the artists who inspired him, from Van Gogh to Rodin and Matisse.
This fall the Van Gogh Museum from Amsterdam presents a large exhibition dedicated to Gustav Klimt and ai many artists who inspired him. The exhibition will therefore be open from 7 October 2022 to 8 January 2023 The golden boy Gustav Klimt. Inspired by Van Gogh, Rodin, Matisse …
Gustav Klimt is world famous for his paintings decorated with gold leaf and for his portraits they depict seductive women and with a strong personality. The exhibition intends to introduce this golden boy and the story of his talent. To develop his unique style from inspiration he took inspiration from the modern art ofWestern Europe of his time. In fact, research revealed which artists also have Klimt’s art, but also which works of art were exhibited at the exhibitions of the time, those were exhibited by the Viennese Secession, of which Klimt was one of the founders and main exponents. Klimt was inspired by the work of artists such as Van Gogh, Rodin, Toulouse-Lautrec, Monet and Matisse. And in this exhibition we intend to put his art in dialogue with that of his favorite artists.
They will be exposed iconic masterpiecesto come Water Snakes IIthe portrait of Emilia Flogemuse of many of his works, the Judith of the Belvedere in Vienna.
The exhibition was born from the collaboration with the Vienna Belvedere, which houses the world’s largest collection of Gustav Klimt oil paintings. After the Van Gogh Museum, the exhibition will move to the Belvedere Museum from 3 February to 29 May 2023.
Image: Gustav Klimt, Water Snakes II (1904-1907; oil on canvas, 80 x 145 cm; private collection)
Information on the exhibition
At the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam a major exhibition on Klimt and the artists he inspired |
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