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Gustav Klimt — Weiblicher Akt mit langen Haaren (Female Nude with Long Hair)
Gustav Klimt

Weiblicher Akt mit langen Haaren (Female Nude with Long Hair)

This intimate charcoal drawing by Gustav Klimt depicts a female nude rendered with his characteristic sensual delicacy, the figure's long flowing hair cascading softly against her form. Executed on warm brown wove paper, the work showcases Klimt's masterful draftsmanship, using the toned ground to enhance the subtle interplay of light and shadow across the body's contours. The drawing exemplifies Klimt's celebrated series of female figure studies, in which he explored the human form with both raw immediacy and quiet elegance.

Medium
Charcoal drawing, on brown wove paper,

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Evening & Day Editions

October 26, 2015

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Gustav Klimt, Weiblicher Akt mit langen Haaren (Female Nude with Long Hair)

This intimate charcoal drawing by Gustav Klimt depicts a female nude rendered with his characteristic sensual delicacy, the figure's long flowing hair cascading softly against her form. Executed on warm brown wove paper, the work showcases Klimt's masterful draftsmanship, using the toned ground to enhance the subtle interplay of light and shadow across the body's contours. The drawing exemplifies Klimt's celebrated series of female figure studies, in which he explored the human form with both raw immediacy and quiet elegance.

Medium
Charcoal drawing, on brown wove paper,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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Celebrated Master, Warm Earth Tones, Vienna Secession, Male Artist, Charcoal on Paper, Early 20th Century, Brown Tones, Female Nude, Figurative Drawing, Intimate Mood, Austrian Artist, Symbolism, Charcoal Medium, Renowned Master, Portrait Study

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Cleveland Museum of Art