“Hope II” by Gustav Klimt
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1907/08 Oil and gold on canvas 43.5×43.5" (110.5 x 110.5 cm) in size The Museum of Modern Art, New York |
Hope II is among the famous paintings of Klimt that use of gold leaf and in rich ornamental style.
The garment worn by the main figure of this painting is an abstracted shape decorated with circles. At the bottom of the garment melds into three other faces.
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was one of the most innovative and controversial artists of the early twentieth century. His paintings were inspired by the sources such as Byzantine art, Mycenean metalwork, Persian rugs and miniatures, the mosaics of the Ravenna churches, and Japanese screens. Klimt’s mature style combines richly decorative surface patterning with complex symbolism and allegory, often with overtly erotic content.
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