Seated Nude Facing Right
circa 1916-1917
Step away from the famous gold leaf and glitter—this sketch shows Gustav Klimt in his most raw and intimate mode. Created around 1916, near the end of his life, the drawing features a seated nude woman rendered with fluid, confident lines that seem to dissolve into the page at the bottom. Klimt was a prolific draftsman who produced over 3,000 drawings, often treating them as private erotic studies rather than finished masterpieces for the public. The loose, sketchy style here contrasts sharply with his rigid, decorative portraits, proving that sometimes a few quick strokes of a pencil can capture a presence better than layers of paint.
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- Pencil drawing
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