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Gustav KlimtMarvellous Original Framed Drawing by Klimt - The Two Friends 1905/6
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- Creator:Gustav Klimt (1862 - 1918, Austrian)
- Creation Year:1905/6
- Dimensions:Height: 29.34 in (74.5 cm)Width: 21.26 in (54 cm)Depth: 0.6 in (1.5 cm)
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU67333203201
Gustav Klimt
Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and a prominent member of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt's primary subject was the female body and his works are mostly erotic in nature.
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