Notes |
Gustav
Klimt was an Austrian artist at the forefront of the art
movement referred to as the Vienna Secession. His most iconic works
arguably come from his "Golden Phase" where he frequently featured gold
leaf in his paintings, with "The Kiss" perhaps his most famous work.
The lithograph contains numerous allusions to GNR imagery such as red
roses in the garden and on the inside of the man's robe, a gun pattern
on the outside of the robe, and the Appetite for Destruction cross on
the woman's dress. The lyrics for "Don't Cry" are written around the
outside of the couple. All the text on the lithograph are accented in gold foil. |