Gustav Klimt is a prolific 19th-century Austrian painter. He was widely revered for his frescoes and paintings of women and beautiful landscapes.

When we admire great works of art, we rarely think about who the people depicted on the paintings are. Behind some famous paintings are real lives — romantic, dramatic or even exciting. We decided ...

Art enthusiasts around the world received exciting news this year with the announcement that one of Gustav Klimt’s most famous “lost” works has resurfaced after over a century. Im Kinsky, the ...

Art is among the most collectible things the rich and famous can buy. Alongside yachts, the price tag on paintings can also hit astronomical levels, with many selling for well over $100 million.

A painting by famed artist Gustav Klimt that was believed to be lost for around 100 years has been sold for $32 million at an auction in Vienna.

The final painting by artist Gustav Klimt is expected to fetch up to £65m when it is auctioned in London later this month.

When it goes to auction later this month, Gustav Klimt’s final artwork could become the most expensive painting ever sold in Europe. The Viennese artist completed Lady With Fan just before his ...

Climate activists in Austria defaced a famous painting in a Vienna museum on Tuesday, the latest in a string of such protests targeting priceless works of art in a call to action against fossil ...

From da Vinci's enigmatic Mona Lisa to Michelangelo's magnum opus 'Birth of Adam', here's the list of 10 most famous paintings in the world. The list is by no means exhaustive, but it represents ...

Left on Gustav Klimt's easel when the artist died in 1918, Lady with a Fan has sold for £85.3m – Kelly Grovier explores what makes it a masterpiece.

Three works by Klimt, called the "Faculty Paintings," were lost in a fire at the end of World War II. All that remained were black-and-white photos and articles and critiques from the time that ...