Gustav Klimt Quotes & Sayings
12 most famous Gustav Klimt quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was an Austrian artist who passed away on 6 February, 1918.
“Whoever wants to know something about me - as an artist which alone is significant - they should look attentively at my pictures and there seek to recognise what I am and what I want.”
“I can paint and draw. I believe this myself and a few other people say that they believe this too. But I'm not certain of whether it's true.”
“There is nothing that special to see when looking at me. I'm a painter who paints day in day out, from morning till evening - figure pictures and landscapes, more rarely portraits.”
“All art is erotic.”
“After tea it's back to painting - a large poplar at dusk with a gathering storm. From time to time instead of this evening painting session I go bowling in one of the neighbouring villages, but not very often.”
“On my first days here I did not start work immediately but, as planned, I took it easy for a few days - flicked through books, studied Japanese art a little.”
“There is no self-portrait of me.”
“True relaxation, which would do me the world of good, does not exist for me.”
“If the weather is good I go into the nearby wood - there I am painting a small beech forest (in the sun) with a few conifers mixed in. This takes until 8 'o clock.”
“Although even when I am being idle I have plenty of food for thought both early and late - thoughts both about and not about art.”
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