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
unframed: H 24 cm, W 29 cm
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: 1900
Origin: Austrian
Dimensions: 24 x 29 cm (9¹/₂ x 11³/₈ inches)
Provenance: Provenance:
private property, Austria
Literature:
Ref.: Thieme/Becker (eds.),
Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler, vol. XX, Leipzig, pp. 503

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