Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter born in 1862 in Vienna. He studied at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts and opened a studio with his father and brother after finishing his studies. Klimt is known for his distinctive style which incorporated influences from ancient Egyptian, Minoan, Greek, and Byzantine art as well as Japanese Rimpa school engravings. Some of his most famous paintings include The Kiss and portraits of Adele Bloch-Bauer I. Klimt appeared on Austrian coins and had exhibitions in Vienna commemorating his 150th birthday in 2012.

1. GUSTAV KLIMT
July 14, 1862 – February 6, 1918

2. an Austrian symbolist painter
 Klimt is noted for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other
art objects

3. Beginnings
 born in Vienna, in 1862  Klimt was awarded a
 His father, Ernst scholarship to the Vienna
Klimt, worked as an School of Arts and Crafts
engraver and (Kunstgewerbeschule),
goldsmith, earning very where he studied until
little, and the artist's 1883, and received training
childhood was spent in as an architectural painter.
relative poverty.  After finishing his studies,
 The painter would have to Klimt opened a studio
support his family together with his father and
financially throughout his brother.
life.

4. Klimt Style
 Art historians note an  THE KISS ~
eclectic range of influences
contributing to Klimt's
distinct style, including
Egyptian, Minoan, Classical
Greek, and Byzantine
inspirations. Klimt was also
inspired by the engravings
of Albrecht Dürer, late
medieval European
painting, and Japanese
Rimpa school.

6. Adele Bloch-Bauer I, which sold for a record $135
million in 2006. Neue Galerie, New York.

7. Avenue in Schloss Kammer Park, 1912,
Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna

8. KLIMT APPEARS ON COINS
 The Painting Gold Coin
 The painting coin, featuring
Gustav Klimt
 Gustav Klimt and his work
have been the subjects of
many collector coins and
medals. The most recent and
prominent one is the famous
100 Euro Painting Gold Coin,
issued on November 5, 2003.
The obverse depicts Klimt in
his studio with two
unfinished paintings on
easels.

9. The city of Vienna, Austria had
many special exhibitions
commemorating Klimt's 150th
birthday in 2012

10. OUR PROJECT ~ Your own Tree of Life
1. Start by painting the trunk of the tree GOLD.
paint the trunk in fluid motions by drawing the
sides swaying as opposed to drawing straight lines.
Extend branches from the center and use swirls at
the tips of each branch.
2. Use some WHITE paint
3. Let these areas dry completely
4. paint over these patches of white with BLACK
paint to make patterns or designs.
5. Final step is to use black paint to outline all of the
tree branches