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Emilie Flöge KL25 – Gustav Klimt

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Portrait of fashion designer Emilie, a good friend of Klimt’s. Height 24 cm.

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Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)

A member of the Austrian Sezession, a pioneer of contemporary art with an irresistible decorative Jugendstil.

 

Emilie Flöge (1902)
Thisportrait of Klimt’s good frien Emilie, his sisiter in law’s sister, is now much appreciated but was considered a provocative and modernistic painting in its time. Being a menber of ‘Sezession’, a grop which was involved with all the aspects of decorative art, Klimt was fascinated by the succesful haute couture studio, run by the Flöge sisters in Vienna. The painting shows a sensitively decorated garment, inspired by highly decorative Japanese stencils and Byzantine mosaics.