If the weather is good I go into the nearby wood - there I am painting a small beech forest (in the sun) with a few conifers mixed in. This takes until 8 'o clock. — Gustav Klimt Copy Share Image
True relaxation, which would do me the world of good, does not exist for me. — Gustav Klimt Copy Share Image
Although even when I am being idle I have plenty of food for thought both early and late - thoughts both about and not… — Gustav Klimt Copy Share Image
Whoever wants to know something about me - as an artist which alone is significant - they should look attentively at my pictures and… — Gustav Klimt Copy Share Image
I can paint and draw. I believe this myself and a few other people say that they believe this too. But I'm not certain… — Gustav Klimt Copy Share Image
I have the gift of neither the spoken nor the written word, especially if I have to say something about myself or my work.… — Gustav Klimt Copy Share Image
If the weather is good I go into the nearby wood - there I am painting a small beech forest (in the sun) with… — Gustav Klimt Copy Share Image
There is nothing that special to see when looking at me. I'm a painter who paints day in day out, from morning till evening… — Gustav Klimt Copy Share Image
I have never painted a self-portrait. I am less interested in myself as a subject for a painting than I am in other people,… — Gustav Klimt Copy Share Image
On my first days here I did not start work immediately but, as planned, I took it easy for a few days - flicked… — Gustav Klimt Copy Share Image
Sometimes I miss out the morning's painting session and instead study my Japanese books in the open. — Gustav Klimt Copy Share Image
