New edition: Gustav Klimt. Last Studio 1911–1918

“My current address is: GVSTAV KLIMT Painter XIII – Feldmühlgasse 9.” On August 26, 1911, Gustav Klimt notified the editors of Lehmann's Allgemeiner Wohnungsanzeiger of the location of his new – and last – studio. The refuge with a large garden, far away from the hectic city center, offered him a protected space to work.

Between 1911 and his death in 1918, he produced over 50 paintings and hundreds of drawings here, including key works such as The Bride, to which a current exhibition at the Belvedere is dedicated, The Virgin and Death and Life. The spacious garden, the quiet location near Schönbrunn, and the intimate atmosphere made the studio both an artistic center and a private meeting place for fellow artists, collectors, and friends.

The newly published book Gustav Klimt: Last Studio 1911–1918, part of the Edition Klimt series, is the result of a research collaboration between the Klimt Foundation and the Klimt Association. It brings together historical sources, personal memories of contemporary witnesses, and current research findings from sources including the Gustav Klimt Database. In addition to guests of the studio, experts weigh in on Klimt's collection, his affinity for Asian art, his famous garden, and his living environment between Neubau, Hietzing, the Tivoli establishment, and Schönbrunn Palace—as well as the development of the Klimt Villa after his death.

The publication is now available in English for the first time and can be purchased in bookstores or directly from office@klimt-foundation.com.

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