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Gustav Klimt
(Wien 1862 - 1918 Wien)
„Standing Nude Facing Right (Study for the "Poesie" - Beethoven Frieze)“
1901
black chalk on paper; framed
45.1 x 32.3 cm
monogrammed on the lower right: G. K.
inscribed on the lower right: R
Provenance
Carl Reininghaus, Vienna;
collection August and Serena Lederer, Vienna;
Erich Lederer, Vienna and Geneva;
private property, Austria
Literature
Marian Bisanz-Prakken, Der Beethovenfries, Salzburg 1977, pl. 39 (p. 159);
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt. Die Zeichnungen 1878-1903, vol. I, Salzburg 1980, no. 831, ill. p. 245
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The radiant “Poetry” is one of the “good” personifications on the third longitudinal wall, whose brightness and harmony are diametrically opposed to the dark chaos of the “Hostile Forces”. Her head bent pensively, this figure, depicted in profile playing the kithara, inspired by ancient Greek models, seems to be immersed in her own world. In his studies, Klimt delves deeply into the essence of this figure, having both clothed and unclothed models pose for him. The rigorously clearcut outline of the nude figure shown here, its arm bent preparing the act of music-making, possesses an archaic austerity. Above all, the powerful contour of the bowed neck and the linearly stylised, closed eyelid express concentrated listening to inspiration from within.
(Marian Bisanz-Prakken)