Gustav Klimt: Symbolist Painter and Secessionist Master
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The provided text offers an extensive Wikipedia entry about the Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt, detailing his life, career stages, and enduring legacy. The Biography section chronicles his early life, his involvement in the Vienna Secession movement, the controversy surrounding his public commissions, and his critically acclaimed Golden Phase. Subsequent sections focus on his published Folios of works, including Das Werk Gustav Klimts and collections of his often erotic drawings. Finally, the Legacy section covers his artistic influence, his paintings' notable auction history—often involving high-value sales and complex issues of Nazi-looted art restitution—and his commemoration in popular culture.