Google honours late artist Austrian Gustav with a home page doodle

Google honours late artist Austrian Gustav with a home page doodle

On the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary (July 14) of Austrian painter Gustav Klimt, Google has put up a doodle to honour the great artist on its home page.

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The art work of Klimt mainly focused on the female body with an element of eroticism. The real recognition to his art came with his painting 'Death and Life', which received first prize in the world exhibitions in Rome in 1911. Moreover, Klimt's painting 'Landhaus am Attersee' was sold for $29,128,000 in 2003.

Klimt died on February 6, 1918, due to influenza epidemic in Vienna and was buried at the Hietzing Cemetery in the city.

Source: http://www.merinews.com/article/google-honours-late-artist-austrian-gustav-with-a-home-page-doodle/15872300.shtml

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