Description & Technical information
Designed and executed by: Georg Klimt, Vienna,
around 1900
Copper, very finely chiselled, very beautiful original patina, excellent original condition.
High-quality Viennese craftsmanship
framed: H 37 cm, W 42 cm
"Nihil est virtute amabilius" ("Nothing is more amiable than virtue") is a quote from Cicero (De Amicitia, ch. 28).
Many of the reliefs created by Georg Klimt were commissioned works for decorative panels used by first-class Viennese cabinet makers, such as Michael Niedermoser and August Ungethüm, to decorate their furniture.
Date: around 1900
Medium: Copper
Dimensions: 24 x 29 cm (9¹/₂ x 11³/₈ inches)
Provenance:
Private property, Austria
Newly added cat. no. H21/21
Literature:
Ref.: Thieme/Becker (eds.),
Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler, vol. XX, Leipzig, pp. 503
Categories: Works of Art
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