Klimt

American  

[klimt] / klɪmt /

noun

1. Gustav 1862–1918, Austrian painter.

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Klimt British  

/ klɪmt /

noun

1. Gustav (ˈɡʊstaf). 1862–1918, Austrian painter. He founded the Vienna Sezession (1897), a group of painters influenced by Art Nouveau

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Example Sentences

A Gustav Klimt painting fetched $236.4 million at a Sotheby’s auction in New York last week, the second priciest work of art ever sold at auction.

From The Wall Street Journal

All the Lauder pieces sold, including the Klimt, an Edvard Munch painting and Henri Matisse bronzes, for $528 million combined.

From The Wall Street Journal

The painting shows Lederer, an heiress and the daughter of one of Klimt's patrons, wearing a white robe and stood in front of a blue tapestry covered in Asian motifs.

From BBC

A portrait by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt fetched $236.4 million in New York on Tuesday, becoming the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction.

From Barron's

A man walked into a Viennese gallery one day in the summer of 2023 looking to sell a Gustav Klimt painting.

From Barron's