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The image depicts a male nude. The person is standing on a pedestal and is leaning on a box with one arm. The body is positioned in a contrasting pose, with one foot resting on a box. The man has a beard and short hair. The background of the image consists of different planes, creating a simple yet effective composition.

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Male Nude
Date1883

Künstler*in Gustav Klimt (1862 Wien – 1918 Wien)

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Object typePainting
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
68 x 54,8 cm
SignatureSign. rechts unten: G Klimt.
Inventory number5992
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This study of a male nude is one of the earliest known paintings by Gustav Klimt. It is a prime example of academic teaching. Klimt was a student in the decorative painting class at the Imperial and Royal Arts and Crafts School in Vienna and thus had access to academic training as a history painter. Works such as this were not intended to be sold on the art market, but were created as practice pieces. The model is kneeling on plain, stacked wooden crates in an unadorned studio space. With his right hand in a defensive position, the pose is reminiscent of figures found on ancient battle sarcophagi. Klimt thus studied a classical pictorial formula in the most naturalistic way possible.

Provenance
Exhibitions

1923 Privatbesitz.
1923 Dorotheum, Wien.
Walter Reinhardt, Wien
1973 Ankauf Theresia Reinhardt, Wien

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