On July 14, 1862, Gustav Klimt was born. To celebre the 150th anniversary of the artist, the City of Vienna hosts a wide programme of exhibitions that can be visited throughout the summer:
- Gustav Klimt and la Künstlerhaus. Künstlerhaus.
Through September 2, 2012.
-Klimt. The Collection of the Wien Museum. wien Museum
Through September 16, 2012.
- Object in Focus – The Textile-Design Collection of Emilie Flöge. Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art
Through October 14, 2012.
-Against Klimt – The Nuda Veritas and its Defender Hermann Bahr. Austrian Theatre Museum.
Through October 29, 2012.
Klimt (Austria, 1862–1918), the father of Viennese modernism, is renowned for his ornate paintings, but he was also an exceptionally innovative and gifted draftsman.