Gustav Klimt hotels (July 14, 1862 Baumgarten, near Vienna - February 6, 1918) was Austrian painter.

Ernst Klimt's father, a goldsmith and engraver from Trav�ice u Litom��ic [1], prepared his sons for gold occupation, but Gustav drawing showed a great talent and fourteen successfully passed the entrance exam for Kunstgewerbeschule, Vienna art school. At the same time he studied painting in the studio Ferdinand Laufberger and after his death continued with Professor Berger. In 1877 he began studying at the same school as his brother Ernst and it was the beginning of their cooperation. The brothers have Klimtov� along with his fellow student Franz Matsch open in 1883 Vienna artistic decorator's studio. Often, the two brothers Klimtov� i Matsch cooperate example of the renowned architectural studio Fellner and Helmer - thanks to participate even the decoration of the theater in Carlsbad or in Jablonec nad Nisou.

In 1887, Klimt was commissioned to create an image representing Interior Imperial Theatre, for which he got the imperial awards. To the end of 1892, the artist's father died, and shortly after younger brother Ernst.

Project ceiling paintings in the hall of Vienna University who introduced Klimt and Matsch, receives jury in 1894. Klimt, Joseph Maria Olbrich and Josef Hoffmann, along with several other artists founded in 1897 secession. In the same year Klimt's painting first landscape painting.

In 1898, the artist realizes poster for the first Secession exhibition and participate the preparation of the magazine "Ver Sacrum". In a passionate polemic about image designated for the University of Vienna, Klimt 1900 zealously prevent Franz Wichkoff. The image is given a gold medal at the World Exhibition in Paris. 1905 Klimt buys from the state for all images university, leaving secession and founded a new group - Kunstschau. To IX. Venice Biennale in 1910 met with great success. V 1911 won first prize in Rome for life and death. 1917 was honorary member of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and in Munich. As a result of a brain hemorrhage died on February 6, 1918 at the age of 56 years.