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Seated Young Girl  1894

by Gustav Klimt

In his early work, Klimt’s ambition was to achieve the highest degree of realism, as illustrated in the décor of the Vienna Burgtheater and Kunsthistorisches Museum, and also finding expression in his portraits of the time. In this particular portrait of an elegantly dressed girl, Klimt pushed realism to such an extent that the picture approaches the quality of a photograp...
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Courtesy of Leopold Museum