Study for the portrait of Margarethe Constance Lieser
Gustav Klimt (1862 – 1918)
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Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz (Linz, Austria)
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Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz, Collection Wolfgang Gurlitt, acquired in 1949 Margarethe Constance Lieser (1899–1943/44) was born to an industrialist couple in Vienna and moved to Hungary after her wedding in 1921. She died in 1943 or 1944 in London. This study for a portrait the artist did not live to finish depicts Margarethe Constance Lieser en face. The portrait’s frontality is reminiscent of other portraits by Klimt, such as Bachofen-Echt, Beer-Monti and Zuckerkandl. The way frontality, expression and hand posture were increasingly becoming recurring features of Klimt’s female portraits is something worth noting.
About this artwork
- Title: Study for the portrait of Margarethe Constance Lieser
- Artist: Gustav Klimt
- Year: 1918
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz
- Medium: Acrylic On Canvas
- Period: High Medieval
- Main color: White
- Keywords: symbolism , art nouveau , gustav klimt


