Gustav Klimt · 1912–13
Portrait of Mäda Primavesi
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Nine-year-old Mäda planted firmly in a flower-strewn field, white pinafore, defiant chin. The Met.
Up to 12 × 16 in · portrait
Size
Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.
Format & finish
Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.
Scale next to a 5'10" person
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The story of Portrait of Mäda Primavesi
Klimt painted nine-year-old Mäda Primavesi between 1912 and 1913 — the daughter of one of his most important late patrons, the Vienna industrialist Otto Primavesi. The girl stands defiant in a white pinafore against a wash of stylised flowers, her chin lifted, feet planted apart. She is one of the few Klimt sitters who stares straight back at the viewer. The portrait hangs today at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and is one of the most beloved children's portraits of the early 20th century.
Gustav Klimt
Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and a founding member of the Vienna Secession movement. His work helped define the Art Nouveau style in Europe. Klimt is known for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objets d'art. Klimt's primary subject was the female body, and his works are marked by a frank eroticism. Amongst his figurative works, which include allegories and portraits, he painted landscapes. He is best known for The Kiss and Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I. Among the artists of the Vienna Secession, Klimt was the most influenced by Japanese art and its methods.
All Gustav Klimt prints →Biography adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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