KLIMT, Gustav
(b. 1862, Baumgarten, d. 1918, Wien)

Beethoven Frieze: centre wall (detail)

1902
Casein paints, stucco coverings, various materials, gold plating on mortar
Secession Building, Vienna

Away from the crowded figures, in front of the ugly snake body and the mighty wings of the monster, crouches the "Nagender Kummer" (Gnawing Grief), a meagre female figure whose expressiveness is particularly striking.




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