Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)
In French art, a trend towards de-rationalism and logic, a mystical, religious, paradoxical, and eroticism emerged in the German and Australian art worlds in the early 20th century. This was a search for new dreams of dematerialization and utopian ideals, as exemplified in the works of Gustav Klimt, president of the Vienna Secession.

Trained in applied arts, Klimt strived to develop his own unique style, characterized by a contrast between fine craftsmanship and modernism, abstract stylization, decorative spaces, and dreamlike figures.

Delighted to be invited to join the “Van Gogh Art Furniture Club,” Klimt placed his “Elizabeth Bachofon’s Echt” on an easel, “Hope II” (1907-1908) hanging on a bed, on a wooden panel, while we see his window in “The House at Entrache on the Atte” (1916).