Lady in White by Gustav Klimt, 1917 Size:36x36in (90x90cm) illustrating the positions of Mercury

illustrating the positions of Mercury and Venus during the eclipse

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Lady in White by Gustav Klimt, 1917 Size:36x36in (90x90cm) illustrating the positions of MercuryLady in White by Gustav Klimt (1917 1918) is a late, intimate meditation on the modern muse, created in the closing chapter of the artists life in Vienna. In a perfectly square 70 x 70 cm composition, Klimt presents an elegant, imagined figure rather than a formal society sitter. The womans unusually broad, welcoming smilerare in Klimts finished portraitsimbues the painting with psychological warmth and a sense of immediacy. Set against a dark ground,