12197 - Stunning large Limited Edition by Gustav Klimt title...

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£800 - £1,200

12197 - Stunning large Limited Edition by Gustav Klimt titled "The Maiden". This is one from a very rare edition of only 30 published worldwide. Supplied with a certificate of authentication with matching number. The print quality of this superb limited edition is of the highest standard and in excellent good condition. The artist's original brush strokes are shown in fabulous detail (see photos). Published with light-fast inks to BS1006 standard onto acid-free, calcium carbonate-buffered stock, mould-made from 100% cotton. Please check the size as this is very large artwork approximately 5ft x 5ft. The original was painted in 1913, Klimt never gave a clear story of his thoughts. Perhaps the central sleeping figure is fantasising possibilities for herself in the six women surrounding her and that would account for the cloud-like oval shaped constellation of women with organic patterned scarves and gowns that is the subject of this painting. It is possible that it could be a complete world in female form and organic pattern and the virgin's gown, configured with many spirals, metaphorically indicates fertility, continual change and the evolution of the Universe. Klimt is seen as an artist who contributed considerably to the emancipation of women and the re-discovery of the lost power of the erotic element.. H: 60.0cm W: 58.0cm D: 1.0cm