Ernst Klimt

Ernst Klimt was a painter (1864–1892). He was born at Vienna.

Also recorded as agathon klimt; e. klimt; ernest klimt.

Ernst Klimt in brief

Born
1864
Died
1892
Known for
painter
Place of birth
Vienna
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings agathon klimt, e. klimt and ernest klimt. His recorded language was German.

He was the child of Ernst Klimt and Anna Klimt. He married Helene Flöge. One child is recorded: Helene Klimt. Other recorded relations include Emilie Louise Flöge.

Catalogued works

7 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1879 to 1912.

Still Life with Armor, dated 1885, held by Belvedere, inventory 8429. Francesca da Rimini und Paul, dated 1890, held by Belvedere, inventory 9528. Male Nude with Left Foot on a Pedestal, dated 1879, graphite and white heightening on brown wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2000.447. Portrait of a Lady in a High Hat, dated n.d., graphite on cream wove japanese paper (japanese vellum), held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1962.794. Reclining Girl, dated 1912/1914, blue pencil on cream japanese vellum, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1967.142. Male Nude, dated January 29, 1880, various graphite pencils, with erasing and stumping, on cream laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2013.961. Seated Woman from the Front with Hat, Face Hooded, dated 1910, graphite, with colored pencil, on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2015.260.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

Belvedere: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Klimt, Ernst, the Younger, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Klimt, Ernst, the Elder, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Klimt, Ernst (Ernest) d. J. Klimt, Gustav, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Klimt, Gustav.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 13 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Ernst Klimt studied at University of Applied Arts Vienna. the recorded working language is German.

The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are history.

Work by Ernst Klimt is recorded in the collections of Belvedere, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and Municipal Gallery of Athens.

Chronology

  1. 1864Ernst Klimt born at Vienna.
  2. 1879Male Nude with Left Foot on a Pedestal (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  3. 1880Male Nude (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  4. 1885Still Life with Armor (Belvedere).
  5. 1890Francesca da Rimini und Paul (Belvedere).
  6. 1892Ernst Klimt died at Vienna.
  7. 1912Reclining Girl (The Art Institute of Chicago).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Klimt, Ernst (Ernest) d. J.

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Klimt, Ernst, the Elder, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Klimt, Ernst, the Younger, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

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  4. 4.

    Klimt, Gustav

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Klimt, Gustav, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Ernst Klimt.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1358994: Ernst Klimt

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Ernst Klimt”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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