Gustav Klimt, 1862-1918 The World in Female Form

Klimt's worldwide popularity could be illustrated with many similar episodes. It can be seen in the undivided appreciation of a very broad international public as well as those with an academic interest in art and social history. It is likely that no other Modernist artist has ever enjoyed such broad and lasting popularity. (For the time being, we shall refrain from giving a precise definition of the term 'Modernism' and how far it can be applied to Klimt's work).