Gustav Klimt is one of my favourite painters. He had an extraordinary talent of capturing the human state simply using oil paint.











This first painting is the Kiss. It has been said of this painting, "The Kiss is a fascinating icon of the loss of self that lovers experience."


















This second painting is the most moving one for me. It is called The Embrace. It has been said, "There is no actual kiss, but a tender embrace which the woman and the man represent part of a whole".