Patrick Bade
Art in Vienna 1897-1918: Klimt and the Succession
Summary
Patrick Bade discusses the art world of Vienna between 1897 and 1918. Specifically he focuses on the work of Gustav Klimt (1862–1918), an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement.
Patrick Bade
Patrick Bade is a historian, writer, and broadcaster. He studied at UCL and the Courtauld Institute of Art. He was a senior lecturer at Christie’s Education for many years and has worked for the Art Fund, Royal Opera House, National Gallery, and V&A. He has published on 19th- and early 20th-century paintings and historical vocal recordings. His latest book is Music Wars: 1937–1945.
You know, Klimt was not in any way intellectual. I think it’s more interesting actually to think of what Klimt thought of Freud. I would be very surprised if Klimt actually read The Interpretation of Dreams. But I think he must have picked up the ideas because you know, he was, Klimt was completely moving in these very intellectual Jewish, he lived in a Jewish world. All his patrons were Jewish, pretty well all his friends were Jewish and they would’ve been talking about Freud. And so I think he would’ve picked up Freud’s ideas from them.