Gustav Klimt Research Paper
1862
Birth of Gustav Klimt in Baumgarten, near Vienna, Austria. His father is a gold engraver but unsuccessful in business. Klimt lived in poverty for most of his childhood.
1876
At the age of 14, Klimt was awarded a scholarship to the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts. Noticed for his talents, he receives his first commissions while studying.
1877
His brother Ernst, who, like his father, would become an engraver, also enrolled in the school.
1883
Klimt finished school/studying, and received training as an architectural painter. Klimt, his brother Ernst and Franz Matsch form the Känstlercompanie (Company of Artists) and start a productive cooperation. Works for theaters, churches and museums were ordered by several patrons.
Birth of Gustav Klimt in Baumgarten, near Vienna, Austria. His father is a gold engraver but unsuccessful in business. Klimt lived in poverty for most of his childhood.
1876
At the age of 14, Klimt was awarded a scholarship to the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts. Noticed for his talents, he receives his first commissions while studying.
1877
His brother Ernst, who, like his father, would become an engraver, also enrolled in the school.
1883
Klimt finished school/studying, and received training as an architectural painter. Klimt, his brother Ernst and Franz Matsch form the Känstlercompanie (Company of Artists) and start a productive cooperation. Works for theaters, churches and museums were ordered by several patrons.