Galerie Mont The baby – Gustav Klimt^ Klimt

The Baby is a symbolist work by Gustav Klimt. The painting depicts a young sleeping child, wrapped in a cocoon of drapery with floral and geometric patterns, characteristic of Klimt’s style.

The composition features a close-up of the baby, his peaceful face and small clasped hands evoking the innocence and fragility of childhood. The shapes and colours of the drapery, mixing warm and cold tones, create a visual harmony that invites contemplation. Klimt plays on the contrasts between the complex patterns and the simplicity of the subject to emphasise the beauty and purity of this moment of rest. The Baby is thus a poetic depiction of life in its infancy, typical of Klimt’s symbolist art.

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