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Gustav Klimt

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The Resume

    (July 14, 1862-February 6, 1918)
    Born in Baumgarten, Austria
    Art nouveau and symbolist painter
    Founding member of the Viennese Secession (1897)
    Works include 'Nuda Verita' (1899), 'Judith I' (1901), 'Beethoven Frieze' (1902), 'Danae' (1907), 'Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I' (1907), 'The Kiss' (1908), 'Judith II' (1909) and 'Die Jungfrau' (1913)

Why he might be annoying:

    His three paintings for the Great Hall of the University of Vienna -- 'Philosophy,' 'Medicine' and 'Jurisprudence' -- were denounced as pornography.
    His original title for a painting of a nude woman showing her behind to the viewer was 'To My Critics.' (He ultimately used 'Goldfish' for the title.)
    He adopted a motto from Schiller, 'If you cannot please everyone with your deeds and your art, please a few. To please many is bad.'
    When he worked, he usually wore a robe and no underclothes.
    He fathered as many as 14 children out of wedlock.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His father and older brother died in the same year (1892) and he assumed financial responsibility for both families.
    His paintings for the University of Vienna were destroyed by the Nazis (1945).
    His works were known for their frank eroticism.
    His 'Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I' sold for a record $135 million (2006).

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 59.09% Annoying