I have just a few photos from the opening of the new exhibit, "Klimt & Schiele: Drawn" at the MFA Boston (Museum of Fine Arts). From the MFA's website:
Nearly 30 years apart in age, Klimt and Schiele shared a mutual respect and admiration for each other’s talent. Yet, their work is decidedly different in appearance and effect: Klimt’s drawings are often delicate, while Schiele’s are frequently bold. Klimt often used these sheets as preparatory designs for paintings, while Schiele considered his drawings to be independent pictures and routinely sold them.
Check it out:
I enjoyed the exhibit, but I also thought it was odd. Because Klimt's and Schiele's purposes with these drawings was so different, it felt disjointed having them shown together — working sketches with finished artwork. I also found myself longing for photos of the finished artworks that these preparatory sketches were working towards. It's difficult to understand the purpose of the sketch — and the artist's process — without comparing the sketch to the finished artwork.
That said, I love the artwork of both Schiele and Klimt, so I'm glad I went. In case you're not familiar with the work of either or both artists, here are my all time favorite pieces by each:
Klimt, "Hope II":
(Years ago I created a scrapbook page based on this painting!)
Schiele, "Self-Portrait with Physalis":
Sigh. So much to think about in both of these paintings.
Thanks for stopping by!
Hi, Thank you for the notice on this exhibit. I am writing a series on Klimt in my Gilding Arts Newsletter and teach a gilding class for artists who wish to incorporate gilding in their works of art but had not known of the Boston show. I do believe there are some of Klimt’s erotics coming up at the Met though and I often enjoy going to the Neue Galerie in NY to study Adele Bloch-Bauer. Have you been? Thanks again, glad to find your site here!
Hi, Thank you for the notice on this exhibit. I am writing a series on Klimt in my Gilding Arts Newsletter and teach a gilding class for artists who wish to incorporate gilding in their works of art but had not known of the Boston show. I do believe there are some of Klimt’s erotics coming up at the Met though and I often enjoy going to the Neue Galerie in NY to study Adele Bloch-Bauer. Have you been? Thanks again, glad to find your site here!
Hi, Thank you for the notice on this exhibit. I am writing a series on Klimt in my Gilding Arts Newsletter and teach a gilding class for artists who wish to incorporate gilding in their works of art but had not known of the Boston show. I do believe there are some of Klimt’s erotics coming up at the Met though and I often enjoy going to the Neue Galerie in NY to study Adele Bloch-Bauer. Have you been? Thanks again, glad to find your site here!
Hi, Thank you for the notice on this exhibit. I am writing a series on Klimt in my Gilding Arts Newsletter and teach a gilding class for artists who wish to incorporate gilding in their works of art but had not known of the Boston show. I do believe there are some of Klimt’s erotics coming up at the Met though and I often enjoy going to the Neue Galerie in NY to study Adele Bloch-Bauer. Have you been? Thanks again, glad to find your site here!
Hi, Thank you for the notice on this exhibit. I am writing a series on Klimt in my Gilding Arts Newsletter and teach a gilding class for artists who wish to incorporate gilding in their works of art but had not known of the Boston show. I do believe there are some of Klimt’s erotics coming up at the Met though and I often enjoy going to the Neue Galerie in NY to study Adele Bloch-Bauer. Have you been? Thanks again, glad to find your site here!
Hi, Thank you for the notice on this exhibit. I am writing a series on Klimt in my Gilding Arts Newsletter and teach a gilding class for artists who wish to incorporate gilding in their works of art but had not known of the Boston show. I do believe there are some of Klimt’s erotics coming up at the Met though and I often enjoy going to the Neue Galerie in NY to study Adele Bloch-Bauer. Have you been? Thanks again, glad to find your site here!
Thank you for sharing your exhibit experience and photos. I found the direction of the pencil line drawing of Klimt’s women was very interesting! I have long loved the work of Gustav Klimt. I find I learn so much for seeing early sketches pre-paintings. They tell so much about the process. Thank you!!
Thank you for sharing your exhibit experience and photos. I found the direction of the pencil line drawing of Klimt’s women was very interesting! I have long loved the work of Gustav Klimt. I find I learn so much for seeing early sketches pre-paintings. They tell so much about the process. Thank you!!
Thank you for sharing your exhibit experience and photos. I found the direction of the pencil line drawing of Klimt’s women was very interesting! I have long loved the work of Gustav Klimt. I find I learn so much for seeing early sketches pre-paintings. They tell so much about the process. Thank you!!
Thank you for sharing your exhibit experience and photos. I found the direction of the pencil line drawing of Klimt’s women was very interesting! I have long loved the work of Gustav Klimt. I find I learn so much for seeing early sketches pre-paintings. They tell so much about the process. Thank you!!
Thank you for sharing your exhibit experience and photos. I found the direction of the pencil line drawing of Klimt’s women was very interesting! I have long loved the work of Gustav Klimt. I find I learn so much for seeing early sketches pre-paintings. They tell so much about the process. Thank you!!
Thank you for sharing your exhibit experience and photos. I found the direction of the pencil line drawing of Klimt’s women was very interesting! I have long loved the work of Gustav Klimt. I find I learn so much for seeing early sketches pre-paintings. They tell so much about the process. Thank you!!
i love both of these artists! i enjoy schiele because he is cavalier in his work and Klimt is so good at depicting softness and tenderness in women. that’s just my perspective and what strikes me. i have got to get to the boston museum. thank you for sharing julie.
i love both of these artists! i enjoy schiele because he is cavalier in his work and Klimt is so good at depicting softness and tenderness in women. that’s just my perspective and what strikes me. i have got to get to the boston museum. thank you for sharing julie.
i love both of these artists! i enjoy schiele because he is cavalier in his work and Klimt is so good at depicting softness and tenderness in women. that’s just my perspective and what strikes me. i have got to get to the boston museum. thank you for sharing julie.
i love both of these artists! i enjoy schiele because he is cavalier in his work and Klimt is so good at depicting softness and tenderness in women. that’s just my perspective and what strikes me. i have got to get to the boston museum. thank you for sharing julie.
i love both of these artists! i enjoy schiele because he is cavalier in his work and Klimt is so good at depicting softness and tenderness in women. that’s just my perspective and what strikes me. i have got to get to the boston museum. thank you for sharing julie.
i love both of these artists! i enjoy schiele because he is cavalier in his work and Klimt is so good at depicting softness and tenderness in women. that’s just my perspective and what strikes me. i have got to get to the boston museum. thank you for sharing julie.
Thank you Julie, this post is so interesting.
Thank you Julie, this post is so interesting.
Thank you Julie, this post is so interesting.
Thank you Julie, this post is so interesting.
Thank you Julie, this post is so interesting.
Thank you Julie, this post is so interesting.
Julie,Thank you so much for your wonderful museum tours. I love your comments, its so much fun to read your take on art. It makes me think about art and how its made in different terms.
Julie,Thank you so much for your wonderful museum tours. I love your comments, its so much fun to read your take on art. It makes me think about art and how its made in different terms.
Julie,Thank you so much for your wonderful museum tours. I love your comments, its so much fun to read your take on art. It makes me think about art and how its made in different terms.
Julie,Thank you so much for your wonderful museum tours. I love your comments, its so much fun to read your take on art. It makes me think about art and how its made in different terms.
Julie,Thank you so much for your wonderful museum tours. I love your comments, its so much fun to read your take on art. It makes me think about art and how its made in different terms.
Julie,Thank you so much for your wonderful museum tours. I love your comments, its so much fun to read your take on art. It makes me think about art and how its made in different terms.
Thank you Julie, I love using Klimt for inspiration. Your museum tours give me a front seat not only into your life, but also in to how to make the museum come alive
Thank you Julie, I love using Klimt for inspiration. Your museum tours give me a front seat not only into your life, but also in to how to make the museum come alive
Thank you Julie, I love using Klimt for inspiration. Your museum tours give me a front seat not only into your life, but also in to how to make the museum come alive
Thank you Julie, I love using Klimt for inspiration. Your museum tours give me a front seat not only into your life, but also in to how to make the museum come alive
Thank you Julie, I love using Klimt for inspiration. Your museum tours give me a front seat not only into your life, but also in to how to make the museum come alive
Thank you Julie, I love using Klimt for inspiration. Your museum tours give me a front seat not only into your life, but also in to how to make the museum come alive
Visits to museums are SO stimulating! I have never attempted sketching while I was there. I’d probably want to hide in a corner so no one could look over my shoulder. But picture taking would allow me to try sketching at home. Thanks for your sharing.
Visits to museums are SO stimulating! I have never attempted sketching while I was there. I’d probably want to hide in a corner so no one could look over my shoulder. But picture taking would allow me to try sketching at home. Thanks for your sharing.
Visits to museums are SO stimulating! I have never attempted sketching while I was there. I’d probably want to hide in a corner so no one could look over my shoulder. But picture taking would allow me to try sketching at home. Thanks for your sharing.
Visits to museums are SO stimulating! I have never attempted sketching while I was there. I’d probably want to hide in a corner so no one could look over my shoulder. But picture taking would allow me to try sketching at home. Thanks for your sharing.
Visits to museums are SO stimulating! I have never attempted sketching while I was there. I’d probably want to hide in a corner so no one could look over my shoulder. But picture taking would allow me to try sketching at home. Thanks for your sharing.
Visits to museums are SO stimulating! I have never attempted sketching while I was there. I’d probably want to hide in a corner so no one could look over my shoulder. But picture taking would allow me to try sketching at home. Thanks for your sharing.
Thanks so much for sharing your adventure at the MFA Boston. Sigh.
Thanks so much for sharing your adventure at the MFA Boston. Sigh.
Thanks so much for sharing your adventure at the MFA Boston. Sigh.
Thanks so much for sharing your adventure at the MFA Boston. Sigh.
Thanks so much for sharing your adventure at the MFA Boston. Sigh.
Thanks so much for sharing your adventure at the MFA Boston. Sigh.