Saturday, May 09, 2026

Gustav Klimt

 

Gustav Klimt was 17 years old in 1879 when he drew (with charcoal and black chalk) this portrait of a young girl. His superb technical ability as a draughtsman is evident even as a teenager in the way he uses shadow to create a three-dimensional picture on paper.

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— Richard Morris (@ahistoryinart.bsky.social) May 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM

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