Klimt's father was an engraver and that is probably where Klimt was first exposed to creative expression. His mother saw his great interest and talent in art and helped himreceive a scholarship from Vienna School of Arts and Crafts.
Klimt was a proponent of art nouveau.
He was an Art Nouveau painter.
Gustav Klimt created approximately 200 known artworks.
Gustav Klimt is an Art Noveau artist. Typically his art depicts the contrast of the 3 dimensional and 2 dimensional world, as seen in The Kiss, and he uses typical Art Noveau motifs like curving lines and the depiction of plant life.
Gustav Klimt was born in 1862 in Baumgarten, Austria which is near Vienna. He lived in Austria thoughout his life.
Women and landscapes.
I'm not sure, I think so though. I think he was part of the Symbolist era of abstract art.-(1880-1889).
something he did at art school which is now long forgotten
Yes, he went to the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts (Kunstgewerbeschule).
He was an Art Nouveau artist, which is not really modernism, but still a break with tradition.
Yes, he was. But being avant-garde he was not always appreciated by those with a conservative taste.
It was painted in 1902 by Klimt. The medium is fresco and it was painted during the era of art nouveau