Drawing young man
c. 1879
Before Gustav Klimt became the golden boy of Viennese Art Nouveau, he was just a teenager honing his craft. This delicate pencil sketch, created around 1879 when he was only about seventeen, captures a young man gazing thoughtfully into the distance. Notice how the figure seems to emerge from the textured, aged paper, with his loose shirt fading into unfinished strokes. It is a fascinating glimpse into the early academic training of a master who would later revolutionize modern art with his shimmering, gold-leafed masterpieces.
- Technique
- pencil
- Material
- paper
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