Gustav Klimt stands for the "Vienna 1900" era, which continues to fascinate and resonate to this day. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the center of the Habsburg monarchy saw a concentration of top achievements in the fields of art, culture and science. This world of Viennese Modernism is presented online in the Gustav Klimt database.
In addition to the → WORK of the painting genius, Klimt's private and public life is made visible in the socio-political → NETWORK of this dynamic period. In addition, with the extensive → RESEARCH PLATFORM, which focuses on directories of Klimt's paintings, photographs, autographs and exhibitions, the database has a research tool in which the holdings of the Klimt Foundation and its project partners are scientifically processed.
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09/26/2025
Exhibitions
Gallen-Kallela, Klimt & Wien
The Ateneum Art Museum is dedicating its current exhibition to Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela and is examining various influences on his art. A particular focus is on the Vienna Secession and especially on Gustav Klimt and Kolo Moser. For the first time, the show brings paintings by Klimt to Finland, including Friends I (The Sisters) from the Klimt Foundation collection. -
09/19/2025
Klimt News
Klimt paintings from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection
American entrepreneur and art collector Leonard A. Lauder, who passed away in June 2025, began building his own art collection at an early age. He was particularly interested in Cubism, with artists such as Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and Juan Gris. His collection also included three Klimt paintings, which are now to be auctioned together with other works of art at Sotheby's New York on November 18, 2025. -
08/26/2025
GKDB News
New edition: Gustav Klimt. Last Studio 1911–1918
The Klimt Foundation is publishing a new edition of “Gustav Klimt. Last Studio 1911–1918” from the Klimt Edition series—with new research findings from the Gustav Klimt Database, among other sources, and for the first time also in English translation. The publication is dedicated to Klimt's last place of work in Vienna-Hietzing, where he created over 50 paintings and hundreds of drawings between 1911 and 1918.
