Gustav Klimt's art and the female body Gustav Klimt - Nineteenth century Austrian symbolist painter is known for the highly decorative style of his works, the lover of Asian art. He was one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt's primary subject was the female body. Klimt and Emilie Flöge In 1891, Gustav’s brother Ernst married a woman named Helene Flöge, and that same year, Gustav painted a portrait of her sister, Emilie for the first time. Some people say that Klimt’s most important and enduring relationship was with Emilie Flöge, talented dress maker and successful business…
