Gustav Klimt (1862-19"18), Austrian painter, founded the school of painting known as the Vienna Sezession - a group of painters who revolted against academic art in favour of a highly decorative style similar to Art Nouveau. Klimt began his career as an architecture decoration painter. EuroGraphics The Kiss by Gustav Klimt 1000-Piece Puzzle . Box size: 10" x 14" x 2.37". Gustav Klimt, The Kiss (Lovers), 1907-1908, oil and gold leaf on canvas, 5′ 11″ X 5′ 11″ Shape: A perfect square canvas is used as support. The Kiss (Original Der Kuss) was painted by Gustav Klimt, and is probably his most famous work. The Kiss, Klimt’s most famous painting, was realised between 1907-08, the highpoint of Klimt “Golden Period,” when he painted a number of works in a similar gilded style. “The Kiss”, probably the most popular work by Gustav Klimt, was first exhibited in 1908 at the Kunstschau art exhibition on the site of today’s Konzerthaus.The Ministry bought it from there for the sum of 25,000 Kronen and thus secured for the state one of the icons of … It depicts a couple, in various shades of gold and symbols, sharing a kiss against a bronze background. The inspiration for his “Golden Phase” was presumably provided by a visit to Ravenna during his travels through Italy in 1903, which introduced him to the world of Byzantine mosaics . Finished Puzzle Size: 19.25" x 26.5". Using a square canvas may be his symbolic attempt in piggybacking on the architectural concept of squaring the circle. Gustav KLIMT (1862-1918) (Austria) is an artist born in 1862 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a drawing-watercolor sold in 1985, at Sotheby's, and the most recent auction result is a painting sold in 2020. He began work on it in 1907 and it is the highpoint of his so-called "Golden Period". Artprice.com's price levels for this artist are based on 2,120 auction results. The Kiss (Der Kuss) by Gustav Klimt, Jigsaw Puzzle, 1,000 pieces. Klimt ist zurzeit der große Star am internationalen Kunstmarkt, ... (allen voran sein „Kuss“) ... die Kunstwelt ob der Preise nach Luft schnappen wird. The Kiss (Lovers) was painted by the Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt between 1907 and 1908, the highpoint of his "Golden Period". The Kiss Artist Gustav Klimt Year 1907-1908 Medium Oil and gold leaf on canvas Location Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna, Austria Dimensions 70.9 in × 70.9 in 180 cm × 180 cm Famous Paintings by Gustav Klimt The Kiss Adele Bloch-Bauer I The Three Ages of Woman Adele Bloch-Bauer II Beethoven Frieze Danaë The Austrian artist