Nude with Raised Forearms
1911
Gustav Klimt is best known for his glittering, gold-leaf masterpieces, but this raw sketch reveals his incredible skill as a draftsman. The figure stands tall and impossibly slender, almost like a ghostly outline floating on the page. Notice how the face is barely suggested—just a hint of a nose and lips—while the arms are raised in a pose that feels both vulnerable and statuesque. Klimt was a prolific sketcher who produced thousands of drawings, often focusing on erotic subjects, and this piece strips away his famous decorative style to focus purely on the elegant, elongated human line.
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