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KLIMT, Gustav: Portrait of a Young Woman Reclining

🖼 Portrait of a Young Woman Reclining, 1897-98
Black chalk
455 × 315 cm
Los Angeles, United States

Golden ornamental patterns frame a languid female figure draped across cushions, rendered in Klimt's signature flattened perspective and luxurious detail. This intimate portrait exemplifies Austrian Symbolism's obsession with sensuality and decorative excess, merging fine art with design.

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E. H. Gombrich
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