Seated Lady (Adele Bloch-Bauer)
1903
Before Adele Bloch-Bauer became the famous 'Woman in Gold' encrusted in actual gold leaf, she sat for this much more intimate sketch in 1903. Klimt captures her elegance with rapid, fluid lines, focusing on the sweeping volume of her dress rather than facial details. This drawing reveals the artist's process, stripping away the heavy Symbolist decoration to show the woman beneath the icon. It’s a rare glimpse of Klimt’s hand moving quickly to catch a pose before the painstaking work of his famous portraits began.
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