Gustav Klimt
Gustav Klimt Gustav Klimt , son of a gold engraver , was born in Vienna , Austria in 1862. With his brother ,Ernst, Gustav was sent to the famous school of Arts and Crafts in Vienna. Preistrager Klimt was often asked to decorate new exciting buildings in Vienna. ... Klimt was luckily asked to paint 150 people on the wall of a grand theatre. ... Although Klimt is best known for his portraits , nearly a quarter are landscapes. ... Klimt cleverly and artistically creates a carpet of flowers for this smartly dressed woman. ... Gustav Mahler Der unglucklich Komponist Mahler was born in 1860 to Austrian Jewish parents living in the village of Kaliste near Czechoslovakia.