At the turn of the 20th century, Viennese artist Gustav Klimt formed a bridge between tradition and modernity with dazzling pattern and ornamentation.| TheCollector
Ernst Haeckel, a 19th-century zoologist and proponent of Darwinism developed evolutionary monism, a universalist philosophy that tried to solve the problem of a “mechanic-like” world and surprisingly influenced Viennese art.| TheCollector
During World War II, the Nazi regime looted hundreds of Jewish-owned art collections. Today, the victims’ heirs are still trying to recover the Nazi-looted art.| TheCollector
Gustav Klimt’s artworks are sensuous, and erotic, speaking of a world of opulence and leisure. Here are 10 of his best-known.| TheCollector