Gustav Klimt Kiss Cigarette Wallet

Gustav Klimt was an Austrian painter of Symbolism and Art Nouveau movement, born on July 14, 1862 to Ernst Klimt, a gold engraver, and Anna Klimt, at Baumgarten, a little place near Vienna. He had two brothers and four sisters & was the second of the siblings. His childhood was struggling with poverty and economic difficulties. Bagging a scholarship in 1876, Gustav Klimt finished his architectural painter training form the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts in 1883. His basic work reflected the constituents of conservative training. In the year 1877, his brother, Ernst also joined the Vienna School.

Both the brothers, along with a friend, Franz Matsch formed a great team called the “Company of Artists.” With the help of their teachers, the trio finished the murals for Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna by 1880. Gustav Klimt started his career by painting the ceilings and the other interiors of the tall buildings. Paintings, sketches, and murals formed the major share of his works, themed mainly around female body. He adored and idolized Hans Makart, the widely known and esteemed history painter of his time. A series of “Allegories and Emblems” was Klimt’s initial major success.

Gustav Klimt, for his great dedication and contribution to the paintings in Burgtheatre, was awarded the Golden Order of Merit in the year 1888 from Franz Josef I, the then Emperor of Austria. Klimt became the most prominent fellow member of the University of Vienna and the University of Munich. He met Emilie Floge in 1890 who became his associate for life. Later, in 1892, his exercise was seriously affected due to the death of his father and brother and their families’ financial obligation shifting to him. In 1894, Gustav started painting “Philosophy,” “Medicine,” and “Jurisprudence” for the Great Hall in the University of Vienna, his last public commission. Termed pornographic and to a great extent criticized, the three paintings were never used. Klimt with a heap of others founded Wiener Secession (Vienna Secession or Vienna Art Nouveau) in 1897 and became it is president. He stayed with Secession until 1908.

The peak of Gustav’s career was checkered with a mix of critical reactions and rave reviews. The artisan started the use of gold in paintings, such as “Pallas Athene (1898)” and “Judith I (1901).” The most widely known and esteemed works of Klimt in his ‘Golden Phase’ were the “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I” in 1907, and “The Kiss” in 1907-1908. In 1904, his finest art, “Expectation” and “Fulfillment,” which he produced with the help of other fellow artists, was employed to adorn the house of the richest Industrialist in Belgium. Gustav Klimt painted a great deal of canvases of women wrapped in fur amongst 1907 and 1909. He was very selective in choosing the subject and the theme of the paintings. He for the most part worked at sexually active and (erotic|sexual pleasure|sexually arousing pieces, which unleashed his sexual interest in women.

In the year 1911, his painting, “Death and Life (1911)” was awarded the best painting at the World Exhibition in Rome. His mother, Anna, passed away in 1915 and 3 years later, on February 6, 1918, Gustav Klimt breathed his last at Vienna, Austria, due to pneumonia and stroke. He left some of his paintings unfinished. Some of his paintings have fetched record-breaking prices, for instance, “Landhaus am Attersee” was sold for $29.13 million, and “Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907)” commanded a hefty $135 million.

Gustav Klimt Kiss Cigarette Wallet

This great handy case is perfective for keeping credit cards, business cards, gym membership cards, cash, cigarettes — all those little items that are easy to lose track of. IT’S NOT JUST FOR SMOKERS. It’s made of lasting stainless steel, and it measures 4″ x 2.75″ x 1/2″. It has a strong latch and a spring-opening mechanism. The cigarette or card-holding bar is held in place with a spring.

The effigy is kept bright by a UV-resistant, scratch-proof shiny polymer.

The polished steel lid is a perfective compact mirror. The case comes bubble-wrapped with a blank gift card. Gift-wrapping and a individualized gift-card free upon request!

Gustav Klimt Kiss Cigarette Wallet Photo

Gustav Klimt Kiss Cigarette Wallet Image

Gustav Klimt Kiss Cigarette Wallet Photo

Gustav Klimt Kiss Cigarette Wallet Image