Georg Klimt, Jugendstil Reliefs of Demeter & Dionysus, 1900, Silver Plated Copper

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In the art world, the name "Klimt" is inextricably linked to the period around 1900, with Viennese Art Nouveau and … Read more In the art world, the name "Klimt" is inextricably linked to the period around 1900, with Viennese Art Nouveau and the Vienna Secession. Today, Gustav Klimt is considered one of the world's most important artists. His youngest brother, the craftsman Georg Klimt, was also a master of his craft. Although closer inspection of Georg Klimt's oeuvre reveals clear elements of the Vienna Secession and Glasgow School, his works are characterized by a fascinating independence and diversity that still inspires us today. Georg Klimt's work is a wonderful example of how the art world around 1900 interacted with and inspired one another. During his curatorial and craft work for the Vienna Secession, of which he was, bizarrely, never a member, he came into contact with Charles R. Ashbee, Archibald Knox, the MacNair sisters, Margerete MacDonald Mackintosh, Franz von Stuck, and others.

While his works also include everyday objects such as book covers, furniture appliqués, and clock hands, his true genius is revealed in the hand-carved metal reliefs, which he created either as independent works of art or as ornaments for furniture and wall paneling. Although many of these objects no longer exist in their original form, the reliefs taken from them have survived. Framed and reduced to their own dimensions, they can unfold their impressive effect even more intensely. Klimt's feeling for curves and proportions, his allegorical, often mythical depictions, and his masterful skill in metalworking lend his works a unique charm. I have official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs,
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