What is Gustav Klimt's last painting? Painter's list of works explored as one of his portraits gets sold at $236.4 million

Gustav Klimt's last painting remains unfinished. The timeline of the painting was recorded between 1917 to 1918. The painting titled "Posthumous Portrait of Ria Munk III" is an oil on canvas painting that measures 178.1 cm × 89.9 cm. At the moment, the "Posthumous Portrait of Ria Munk III" is privately owned.

Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the founding fathers of the Vienna Secession movement. He was one of the most well-known painters in Europe during his time. Gustav's contribution to the painting world included developments to the Art Nouveau style in Europe. One distinct style of his paintings includes "frank eroticism," and the subjects in his work of art mainly include the female body.

Before Gustav Klimt passed away in January 1918, he suffered a stroke that paralysed the right side of his body. The Austrian painter died the following month due to pneumonia at the age of 55.

More than a century later, one of his works, the Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, was sold for $236.4 million during an auction. It now holds the record of being the second most expensive painting ever sold at an auction, and it is also the most expensive work of modern art sold at an auction.

Keep reading to learn more about Gustav Klimt's works over the years.

Gustav Klimt's artworks over the years

Below is a list of Gustav Klimt's artwork that he created during his 55 years. The paintings will be categorized according to the centuries they were painted in, including the year they were painted and where they are now.

Earlier works

These were some of Gustav Klimt's earliest works.

• Klara Klimt (c. 1880) - Leopold Museum, Vienna
• Forest Floor (1881/1882) - Leopold Museum, Vienna
• Male Nude (1883) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• Sitting Nude Man Turned to the Left (1883) - Leopold Museum, Vienna
• Fable (1883) - Vienna Museum, Vienna
• Head Study of a Girl from Haná (c. 1883) - Leopold Museum, Vienna
• Idyll (1884) - Vienna Museum, Vienna
• Allegory of Sacred Music (Draft) (1884) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• Design for a Curtain for the Karlovy Vary Municipal Theater (1884/1885) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• The Theatre at Taormina (1886-1888) - Burgtheater, Vienna
• Auditorium of the Old Burgtheater (1888-1889) - Vienna Museum, Vienna
• Sappho (c. 1888) - Vienna Museum, Vienna

1980s

Here is a look at Gustav Klimt's notable works from the 1890s. This was when his early artistic style was still developing.

• Portrait of Joseph Pembaur (1890) - Tyrolean State Museum, Innsbruck
• Portrait of Mathilde Trau (c. 1893) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• Portrait of a Woman (1893/1894) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• Portrait of an Unknown Woman (Mrs. Heymann?) (c. 1894) - Vienna Museum, Vienna
• Seated Young Girl (c. 1894) - Leopold Museum, Vienna
• Love (1895) - Vienna Museum, Vienna
• Music I (1895) - Neue Pinakothek, Munich
• Josef Lewinsky as Carlos in Clavigo (1895) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• Portrait of a Lady with a Purple Scarf (c. 1895) - Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
• The Blind Man (c. 1896) - Leopold Museum, Vienna
• Portrait of an Old Man in Profile (Count Traun?) (c. 1896) - Leopold Museum, Vienna
• Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona (1897) - Privately owned
• Medicine (Draft) (1897-1898) - Israel Museum, Jerusalem
• Portrait of Sonja Knips (1897/1898) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• Lady by the Fireplace (1897/1898) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• The Music (Music II) (1897/1898) - Destroyed (1945)
• Portrait of Helene Klimt (1898) - Privately owned
• Pallas Athena (1898) - Vienna Museum, Vienna
• Moving Water (1898) - Privately owned
• Full-Face Head of a Girl (1898) - Privately owned
• Orchard in the Evening (1898) - Leopold Museum, Vienna
• After the Rain (Garden with Chickens in St. Agatha) (1898) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• Full-Face Portrait of a Lady (c. 1898-1899) - Privately owned
• Schubert at the Piano (1899) - Destroyed (1945)
• Serena Pulitzer Lederer (1899) - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
• Nuda Veritas (1899) - Austrian Theatre Museum, Vienna
• A Morning by the Pond (Still Pond / Reflection) (1899) - Leopold Museum, Vienna
• Water Nymphs (Silver Fish / Mermaids) (c. 1899) - Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien, Vienna

1990s

These are Gustav Klimt's key paintings from the 1900s. This was a decade that shaped some of his most iconic styles.

• Old Man on His Deathbed (1900) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• The Black Bull (1900) - Leopold Museum, Vienna
• The Large Poplar I (1900) - Neue Galerie, New York
• Portrait of Trude Steiner (1900) - Lost since 1941
• On Lake Attersee (1900) - Leopold Museum, Vienna
• Farmhouse with Birch Trees (1900) - Privately owned
• The Swamp (1900/1901) - Privately owned
• Cows in the Stable (1900-1901) - Lentos Art Museum, Linz
• Judith I (1901) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• Fir Forest I (1901) - Zug Art Museum, Zug, Switzerland
• Goldfish (1901-1902) - Kunstmuseum Solothurn, Solothurn
• Beethoven Frieze (1901-1902) - Secession Building, Vienna
• Beech Grove I (c. 1902) - Albertinum, Dresden
• Portrait of Emilie Flöge (1902) - Vienna Museum, Vienna
• Portrait of Gertrud Loew (Gertha Felsőványi) (1902) - Privately owned
• The Large Poplar II (Gathering Storm) (1902/1903) - Leopold Museum, Vienna
• Hope I (1903) - National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
• Life is a Struggle (Golden Rider) / The Golden Knight (1903) - Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Nagoya
• Will-o'-the-Wisp (1903) - Privately owned
• Pale Face (1903) - Neue Galerie, New York
• From the Kingdom of Death (Procession of the Dead) (1903) - Lost since 1945
• Golden Apple Tree (1903) - Destroyed in 1945
• Portrait of Hermine Gallia (1904) - National Gallery, London
• Water Serpents I / Water Snakes I / The Hydra (1904-1907) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• Water Serpents II / Water Snakes II (1904-1907) - Privately owned
• The Three Ages of Woman (1905) - Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome
• Margaret Stonborough-Wittgenstein (1905) - Neue Pinakothek, Munich
• Rose Bushes under the Trees (c. 1905) - Privately owned
• Flower Garden / Farm Garden (1905-1907) - Privately owned
• Tree of Life (1905-1909) - Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna
• Portrait of Fritza Riedler (1906) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• Farm Garden with Sunflowers (1906) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907) - Neue Galerie, New York
• Blooming Poppies / Poppy Field (1907) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• Orchard / Field of Flowers (c. 1907) - Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
• The Kiss (1907-1908) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• Hope II (1907-1908) - Museum of Modern Art, New York
• Danaë (1907-1908) - Privately owned
• Sunflower (1907/1908) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• Schloss by the Water (Schloss Kammer on the Attersee I) / Water Castle (1908-1909) - National Gallery Prague
• Stoclet Frieze (working drawings) (1908-1911) - Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna
• Schloss Kammer on the Attersee II (1909) - Privately owned
• Lady With Hat and Feather Boa (1909) - Privately owned
• Park at Kammer Castle (1909) - Neue Galerie, New York
• Judith II (Salomé) (1909) - Ca' Pesaro, Venice
• The Park (1909-1910) - Museum of Modern Art, New York
• Mother with Two Children (Family) (1909/1910) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• Schloss Kammer on the Attersee III (1909/1910) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna

1910s

Have a look at Gustav Klimt's major works from the 1910s. During this period, his works included both finished and unfinished paintings.

• The Black Feathered Hat / Lady with Feather Hat (1910) - Privately owned
• Death and Life / Death and Love (1910/1915) - Leopold Museum, Vienna
• Upper Austrian Farmhouse / Farmhouse in Upper Austria (1911) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• Farm Garden (Cottage Garden) with Crucifix / Country Garden with Cavalry (1911-1912) - Destroyed in 1945
• Apple Tree I (c. 1912) - Privately owned
• Avenue to Schloss Kammer (1912) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II (1912) - Privately owned
• Miss Ria Munk on her Deathbed (1912) - Privately owned
• Mäda Primavesi (1912-1913) - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
• The Maiden / The Virgin (1913) - National Gallery, Prague
• Italian Garden Landscape / Italian Garden (1913) - Zug Art Museum, Zug, Switzerland
• Malcesine on Lake Garda (1913) - Lost since 1945
• Church in Cassone (Landscape with Cypresses) (1913) - Privately owned
• Portrait of Eugenia Primavesi (1913-1914) - Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota
• Forester's House in Weissenbach I (1914) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
• Forester’s House in Weissenbach II (Garden) (1914) - Neue Galerie New York
• Litzlberg on Lake Attersee (1915) - Privately owned
• Litzlbergkeller (1915/1916) - Leopold Museum, Vienna
• Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer / Portrait of Elisabeth Bachofen-Echt (1916) - Privately owned
• Portrait of Friederike Maria Beer (1916) - Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv
• Wally (Portrait of a Young Girl with Exposed Breast) / Portrait of Wally (1916) - Destroyed in 1945
• Garden Path with Chickens (Garden with Mallows and Chickens) (1916) - Destroyed in 1945
• Houses in Unterach on Lake Attersee (1916) - Privately owned
• Garden Landscape with Mountain Top (Parish Garden) (1916) - Zug Art Museum, Zug, Switzerland
• Church in Unterach on Lake Attersee (c. 1916) - Privately owned
• Lady with a Muff (1916-1917) - Privately owned
• Women Friends (1916-1917) - Destroyed in 1945
• Portrait of a Lady (1916-1917) - Galleria d’arte moderna Ricci Oddi, Piacenza
• The Dancer (1916-1917, unfinished) - Privately owned
• Adam and Eve (1916-1918, unfinished) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere
• Leda with the Swan (1917) - Destroyed in 1945
• Gastein (1917) - Lost since 1945
• Head of a Woman (1917, unfinished) - Lentos Art Museum, Linz
• Johanna Staude (1917/1918, unfinished) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere
• Lady with a Fan (1917/1918) - Privately owned
• Lady in White (1917/1918, unfinished) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere
• The Bride (1917/1918, unfinished) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere
• Amalie Zuckerkandl (1917/1918, unfinished) - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere
• Posthumous Portrait of Ria Munk III (1917/1918, unfinished) - Privately owned

Gustav Klimt's last painting was left unfinished after his sudden illness and death. However, his influence continues to shine through and shape modern creativity and art. Today, his works still break records as the second most expensive painting ever sold at an auction and the most expensive work of modern art sold at an auction.

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