Print of Gustav Klimt - Beethoven Frieze. The Hostile Forces, detail 1902
Gustav Klimt - Beethoven Frieze. Hostile Forces, detail
Year: 1902 - Casein, enamels and plaster on ribbed wooden panels. Fragments of mirror, buttons, upholstery nails, pieces of colored glass and gilding.
Preserved at: Secession Building, Vienna, Austria.
Gustav Klimt's "Beethoven Frieze" is divided into a rhythmic sequence of episodes: the individual's long journey in search of happiness, between forces of good and evil, inspired by Schopenhauer's philosophy.