Girlfriend

Date: 1916
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Osterreichisches Galerie, Vienna, Austria

In this work, the painter creates a symphony of vivid colors, flowers, exotic birds and fantastic animals to create an atmosphere and stimulate the feelings of this pair of girlfriends and lovers during a love meeting. The sensuality of the naked woman with fair and delicate skin, fragile forms and tender expression is in contrast to the friendly, calm expression of her companion in a fire-colored dress, which is an expression of the passion that burns the woman.

Klimt painted picture Girlfriend in 1916. Prevailing color of this fine art print is red and its shape is square. This art piece is located in Osterreichisches Galerie, Vienna, Austria. 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.