Adele Bloch-Bauer, Costume Study with Bell-Shaped Skirt

Gustav Klimt

Adele Bloch-Bauer, Costume Study with Bell-Shaped Skirt

Description

This faint drawing executed in violet pencil is one of few where Klimt has positioned Adeles hand close to her chest. In the finished work, her hands are clasped together in an unusual gesture, purportedly to disguise a disfigured finger.

Details

Work Date:
1903-04
Medium:
Violet colored pencil on cream wove paper
Credit Line:
Neue Galerie New York