Gustav Klimt, the Painter Company at the Belvedere
At the Belvedere – Gustav Klimt, the Painter Company and breakfast in the park The Belvedere will be showing Klimt’s oeuvre, spanning everything from his early works to the gilded masterpieces such as “The Kiss” at the “Gustav Klimt and the Painter Company” exhibition, on from June 20 to October 2, 2007.
The Company, founded by Gustav Klimt , his brother Ernst and Franz Matsch in 1880, created ceiling paintings for the Burgtheater, the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Fine Arts) and the Hermes Villa. A summer breakfast in the grounds of the Belvedere unites art and enjoyment in a unique way.
Privately owned monumental ceiling paintings and curtains created for palaces and theaters by Gustav and Ernst Klimt, and Franz Matsch in the late 19th century are to be publicly exhibited for the first time in almost 100 years.
The large works on show will include a 15-meter long frieze and seven paintings from the Peles Summer Palace in Sinaia, in today’s Romania. These and other works by Franz Matsch, Ernst Klimt and Hans Makart, as well as early Gustav Klimt portraits will bring the Ringstrasse era to life. Gustav Klimt’s gilded pictures “The Kiss” and “Judith I”, which put Klimt himself and the Vienna Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) school on the map, reflect the movement’s role as a stepping stone towards modernism.
On Sundays at 10 a.m. in July and August, art lovers will be able to combine art and enjoyment by taking breakfast in the park at the Lower Belvedere. After a special tour, visitors will be able to savor the view of the blooming flower beds as they enjoy breakfast on the terrace overlooking what was once Prince Eugene’s private garden. Both the themes of the tours of the Belvedere collections and the menus will change every week.
Please book in advance. Klimt and the Painter Company Belvedere, Upper Belvedere June 20 to October 2, 2007; daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Prinz-Eugen-Strasse 27, 3rd district.
Gustav Klimt, the Painter Company at the Belvedere
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