Gustav Klimt stands for the "Vienna 1900" era, which continues to fascinate and resonate to this day. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the center of the Habsburg monarchy saw a concentration of top achievements in the fields of art, culture and science. This world of Viennese Modernism is presented online in the Gustav Klimt database.
In addition to the → WORK of the painting genius, Klimt's private and public life is made visible in the socio-political → NETWORK of this dynamic period. In addition, with the extensive → RESEARCH PLATFORM, which focuses on directories of Klimt's paintings, photographs, autographs and exhibitions, the database has a research tool in which the holdings of the Klimt Foundation and its project partners are scientifically processed.
Insights into the database
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Object of the week
Poster of the International Exhibition for Music and Theater (design on the right) -
Photography of the week
Gustav Klimt and the Flöge family in the garden of Villa Paulick -
Quote of the week
05/04/1897 ()»Da Sie gestern Abds [Abends] nicht ins Caffé zum Unterfertigen des bewussten Briefes kamen, nehme ich an, dass Sie unwo[h]l sind«
News
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03/30/2026
Events
Focus on Modernism: The Vienna Secession and Photography
A golden dome, radical visions, a leap into modernity: The Vienna Secession became the symbol of Viennese Modernism around 1900 and a stage for the Gesamtkunstwerk of Gustav Klimt, Alfred Roller, Kolo Moser, and others. But what role did photography play in this artistic revolution? -
12/11/2025
Klimt News
Ursula Lena Ucicky (née Kohn) | R.I.P. 1922-2025
It is with great sadness that Chairman Peter Weinhäupl and Deputy Director Sandra Tretter announce, on behalf of the board and team of the Klimt Foundation, the death of their founder, who was born in 1922. -
11/19/2025
Klimt News
Klimt auction record
Gustav Klimt's painting Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer (1914-1916) was sold yesterday at Sotheby's New York for a total of $236.4 million after a bidding battle – a new record! The landscape paintings Flower Meadow (1908) and Unterach am Attersee (1916) were also auctioned. They sold for $86 million and $70.8 million (including buyer’s premium) respectively.
