Portrait of a Woman
1890-1891
Long before Gustav Klimt shocked Vienna with his golden, swirling masterpieces, he was honing his skills with humble charcoal and chalk. This 1890 portrait captures a young woman with a surprisingly modern, tousled haircut and a direct, almost challenging gaze. You can see him using white highlights to make her face glow against the toned paper, a classic academic technique. It’s a quiet, intimate moment that shows the rigorous training behind the later Art Nouveau icon.
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