Vienna Secession · 1862 — 1918
Gustav Klimt
“All art is erotic.”
In the room
The Kiss
Gustav Klimt
On loan · Belvedere, Vienna
The works
Follow this artistTwo works in the room.
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I
1907 · Oil, silver and gold on canvas
€ 135,000,000
About the artist
About Gustav.
Gold leaf, pattern, and desire. Klimt wrapped the human figure in Byzantine splendour and made ornament carry feeling — the embrace as icon, the portrait as altarpiece.