Lady with a fan

ID: #1445 | TOP 20 | Symbolism | Portraits

Date: 1917/18
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Leopold Museum
Dimensions: 100x100 cm

"Lady with a Fan" is an oil painting created by Austrian symbolism and Art Nouveau painter Gustav Klimt . This painting depicts a beautiful woman holding a fan and surrounded by the ornamental patterns that are typical of Klimt's work. The painting creates an impression of mystery and elegance. The woman in the painting appears enigmatic and seems to be boldly looking into the future.

Klimt painted picture Lady with a fan in 1917/18. Prevailing color of this fine art print is vivid and its shape is square. Original size is 100x100 cm. This art piece is located in Leopold Museum. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918). As a painter, Klimt represents the best period of Vienna – a time when the works of Sigmund Freud or Mahler were developing, and Vienna was at the very least the Central European centre of culture and education. Klimt’s work combines symbolism and Byzantine features that create the undertone of his Art Nouveau style. Klimt’s images have a special, even anxious, atmosphere that often shows the Freudian idea of ​​erotica in any human movement and action. Klimt paints two-dimensionally, with intense colour while at the same time very gently and with refined dignity. Among Klimt’s famous works are the Water Snakes - two women with stylized, interwoven bodies that evoke the surreal world of fantasy and sensuality. Another masterpiece is Danae, a work inspired by Greek mythology, depicting a girl seized by Zeus, who was turned into a golden rain (Danae later gave birth to Perseus). His paintings often aroused passions and public protests, not only for their content but also for the innovative painting methods - eg. The Girlfriends, an image of two women at a romantic meeting.