Portrait of Gustav Klimt

Anton Josef Trcka (Antios)

Portrait of Gustav Klimt

Description

A critic of Klimts day offered a revealing description of the artist: How surprised the general public was when it actaully saw the artist himself: an energetic, large and powerful body with a head like that of an apostle on a strong bull neck...The eyes, melancholy and otherworldly, gazed out from a hard, tanned face, framed by a dark, severe beard. That, and the unruly coronet of hair, gave him a faun-like appearance.

Details

Work Date:
1914
Medium:
Vintage gelatin-silver print
Credit Line:
Private Collection