Gouache on paper on cardboard, painting. From a private collection. 7,8 x 8,7 in. (19,9 x 22 cm). Gustav Klimt (1862-1918, Austrian). It is being sold in the manner or style of the artist. Composition with a nude woman and a floral motif.

Gustav Klimt was an Austrian artist whose patterned paintings came to define the Art Nouveau movement in Vienna. A master of symbolism, Klimt often depicted the female body in a sensual way. A consummate draughtsman, later in life he produced many explicitly erotic drawings—many of which were never seen or exhibited until after his death.