Front Street Art Gallery to present works by Paul Pecci Sep 25, 2009
His portrait and figurative paintings, particularly those collaged using paper, fabric, gold leaf and other materials, are influenced by the post-impressionist style of Gustav Klimt. As a young child, Pecci spent a summer enrolled in an art program at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
SCITUATE AROUND TOWN: Maniatis has a plan for all that old clothing Sep 25, 2009
His portrait and figurative paintings, particularly those collaged using paper, fabric, gold leaf and other materials are heavily influenced by the post-impressionist style of Gustav Klimt. He has studied with artist Toni Scorziello of Brookline and Martha Oldham at the Danforth Museum School of Art and Boston artist Michael Dowling. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
* ART JOURNAL : After Klimt, Vienna museum fears restitution of stolen Vermeer Sep 16, 2009
In the latest case in April, the city of Linz returned a painting by Viennese master Gustav Klimt to the Jewish family that was robbed of it under the Third Reich. In 2006, Viennas Belvedere Museum had to restore five major paintings by the artist to the descendants of the previous owner. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Court: Holocaust survivor can sue for painting Sep 10, 2009
In 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to allow Los Angeles resident Maria Altmann, 88, to sue the government of Austria to retrieve $150 million worth of Gustav Klimt paintings stolen by the Nazis. The five Klimts were handed over by Austria in January to Altmann and other family members following a seven-year legal battle. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
England visitor numbers 'rising' Aug 28, 2009
The Tate Liverpool saw visitor numbers increase by 68% in 2008, largely thanks to a Gustav Klimt exhibition that drew international and local attention. The Mersey ferries, Beatles attractions and museums also proved a hit. (BBC News -- UK)
Restless Energy On Canvas Aug 10, 2009
GUSTAV Klimt called him a genius. And Alma Mahler -- Gustave Mahler's widow, the Madonna of her time -- also had high hopes for her young lover, Oskar Kokoschka. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
From a low-key start, plinking marvellous music Jul 5, 2009
The title comes from Kats-Chernin's love of Vienna, its music and - oddly - its commercial exploitation of the Art Nouveau paintings of its favourite son Gustav Klimt. Kats-Chernin was inspired by the kitsch reproduction of Klimt's gold-dominated designs on everything from bedwear to umbrellas. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Conference on return of Holocaust assets starts in Prague Jun 27, 2009
Altmann had waged - and won - a seven-year legal battle in neighboring Austria for the return of five paintings by Gustav Klimt. Efforts by the daughter of wealthy Jewish banker Jiri Popper to recover a building he once owned in Prague have also stalled. (Boston Globe)
* [ART JOURNAL] Heirs race to find Nazi-looted art Jun 24, 2009
Some 65 years after World War II, experts say thousands of artworks confiscated by the Nazis, including masterpieces by art nouveau master Gustav Klimt and expressionist Egon Schiele, still need to be restituted to their rightful owners ... Austrias Belvedere Gallery has had to restitute 10 paintings by Gustav Klimt, including two portraits of Adele Bloch-Bauer that are among the artists most famous works. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Artist puts a modern twist on classic folk, fairy tales Jun 21, 2009
The piece bears influence from 19th-century Austrian painter Gustav Klimt, which Hardman readily claims. But while famous artists might be an instant source of influence for any budding artist, she says influence and inspiration can strike in unlikely places. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Angels and Demons Star Ayelet Zurer Captivates the Fashion World and Steals the Show at Premiere in Rome May 14, 2009
FREY WILLE is an internationally acclaimed jeweler and is celebrated for selecting famous works from the great masters such as Claude Monet, Gustav Klimt, Hundertwasser and many more to craft unique, colorful designs of luxury jewelry and accessories. Just when Hollywood was thirsting for glamour, think again. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Country profile: Austria Mar 16, 2009
In fine art, the paintings of Gustav Klimt are widely admired. Facts. (BBC News -- Europe)
Stolen art, stonewalling politicians, and one feisty octogenarian Feb 20, 2009
The Vancouver-based filmmaker reconstructs the legal battles of Maria Altmann, then in her 80s, against the Austrian government to reclaim five Gustav Klimt paintings that had once belonged to her family and were appropriated by the Nazis in 1938. Two of the artworks were iconic portraits of Altmann's aunt, Adele Bloch-Bauer, who expressed a wish in a much-contested will that the paintings be donated to a state gallery. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Exhibit features affectionate art on Valentine’s Day Feb 10, 2009
Minnesota Marine Art Museum Curator of Education Heather MacGaw, talks Monday about Gustav Klimt s "The Kiss," one of 10 artworks inspired by love which will be featured during Saturday s "Valentine Schmalentine" event at the museum ... The exhibit, titled Great Love in Art: A One Night Stand, features reproductions of Gustav Klimt s The Kiss, Frederick William Burton s The Meeting on the Turret Stairs, Robert Doisneau s Kiss by the Hotel de Ville, Pieter Paul Rubens The Honeysuckle Bower, Roy... (Winona Daily News, MN)
