On paper · 1897–1916

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The catalogue — paintings in chronological order, each with a commentary.

149 works by the painter and workshop · 18 copies and works after · 60,658 words of commentary · Part 5 of 6 · 1897–1916

Studies, cartoons and works on paper

The drawings, studies and decorative designs — including the cartoons for the great friezes — that stand behind the paintings.

1897–98 Portrait of a Lady with Cape and Hat

Albertina · drawing · black chalk, red chalk, paper

Portrait of a Lady with Cape and Hat (drawing, Albertina): a portrait drawing of the early Secession years, in the fluent line; the Albertina holds the greatest collection of Klimt's drawings.

1898 Secession poster

Vienna Museum · poster

Secession Poster (Theseus and the Minotaur) (Wien Museum): Klimt's poster for the first Secession exhibition, showing Theseus slaying the Minotaur — the new art defeating the old — with Athena looking on; the version censored for its nudity is famous. A key graphic work of the Secession's founding.

1900–01 Floating Woman with Outstretched Arm

Albertina · study, drawing · black chalk, paper

Floating Woman with Outstretched Arm (study, Albertina): a study of a floating female genius, probably for the Beethoven Frieze or the University pictures; one of the Albertina's Klimt drawings.

1900 Q28940163

National Museum in Warsaw · drawing · pencil, paper · 57 × 37.5 cm

Study of a Nude (drawing, National Museum, Warsaw): a life study in Klimt's economical line, one of the thousands of drawings that underlie the paintings.

1900–01 Sitzend von vorne mit ausgestrecktem linken Arm, das Kinn aufgestützt

· drawing · pencil, paper · 45.7 × 31.4 cm

Seated Figure with Outstretched Left Arm (drawing): a study, probably for the Beethoven Frieze or a related allegory, in Klimt's economical line.

1900–01 Stehend von vorne

· drawing · pencil, paper · 45.1 × 31.1 cm

Standing Figure, Front View (drawing): a study of a standing figure, of the years around the Beethoven Frieze.

1900 Two Female Nudes Standing

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum · drawing · paper, graphite

Two Female Nudes Standing (drawing, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum): a study of two standing nudes, in Klimt's fluent line; one of the drawings in an American collection.

1901 Head of a Woman in Three-Quarter Profile

Albertina · drawing · black chalk, paper

Head of a Woman in Three-Quarter Profile (drawing, Albertina): a portrait study of the golden years, in the fluent line; an Albertina sheet.

1901 Study of a Nude Old Woman Clenching Her Fists, and Two Decorative Objects

drawings in the National Gallery of Art · drawing · wove paper · 42.7 × 30.5 cm

Study of a Nude Old Woman Clenching her Fists (drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington): a study, probably for the University Medicine or a related allegory, of an old woman — the unsparing observation of age that appears in The Three Ages of Woman.

1904 Girl Seated in a Chair

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum · drawing · charcoal, paper

Girl Seated in a Chair (drawing, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum): a study of a seated girl, in Klimt's economical line; an American-collection drawing.

1909 Reclining Woman

drawings in the National Gallery of Art · drawing · 35 × 54.7 cm

Reclining Woman (drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington): one of the erotic drawings, a woman reclining, in the fluent private line.

1910 Portrait of a Woman

drawings in the National Gallery of Art · drawing · 57 × 37.5 cm

Portrait of a Woman (drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington): a portrait study of the late years, in Klimt's economical line.

1910 Standing Woman

drawings in the National Gallery of Art · drawing · graphite · 50.1 × 32.2 cm

Standing Woman (drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington): a study of a standing woman, one of the late drawings.

1912–13 Reclining Semi-Nude (Masturbating)

Leopold Museum · drawing · 36.1 × 56 cm

Reclining Semi-Nude (drawing, Leopold Museum): one of Klimt's thousands of erotic drawings — a woman reclining, in a rapid, economical pencil line — the frank private practice that underlies the whole art of the female body.

1913 Woman masturbating

· drawing

Woman Masturbating (drawing): one of the explicit erotic drawings, a woman absorbed in her own pleasure, drawn from the life in Klimt's fluent, unbroken line — the direct form of the desire the paintings sublimate into ornament.

1916 Curled up Girl on Bed

drawings in the National Gallery of Art · drawing · 36.8 × 55.8 cm

Curled-up Girl on a Bed (drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington): a late erotic drawing, a girl curled on a bed, in the fluent line of the private works on paper.

1916–17 Seated semi-nude with scarf

http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/0d35d9d759ed9118f1e5ea7c455c8eaa · watercolor painting · watercolor paint, gouache paint, paper · 50 × 32.5 cm

Seated Semi-Nude with Scarf (watercolour/drawing, private collection): one of the late erotic works on paper, a woman seated in a scarf, in the fluent line of the drawings.

undated Portrait of a woman

Laure Denier Collection · drawing · red chalk, pencil

Portrait of a Woman (drawing, Laure Denier collection): one of Klimt's portrait drawings, in the economical line of the works on paper.

Works retrieved from Wikidata (creator P170 = Q34661, with image P18); dates from P571 where present, otherwise supplied from the literature; locations from P195/P276; materials P186; dimensions P2048/P2049. Tier labels reflect how many Wikipedia language editions carry an article on the work. Images from Wikimedia Commons; click to enlarge, arrow keys to step. Fetched 2026-08-21.

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