Portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer I by Gustav Klimt Jenny Liz Rome each variety rendered distinct through

each variety rendered distinct through subtle differences in form and hue

but the cooler undertone of the background gives the silver fish an almost jewel-like quality against the dark field

Landscape with Stars extends Cross's Neo-Impressionist practice into nocturnal territory

and the deep ink-dark silhouettes of boats give the scene its early-morning clarity

and movement

Portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer I by Gustav Klimt Jenny Liz Rome each variety rendered distinct throughThis iconic portrait consumed Klimt for nearly four years, the surface built up from genuine gold and silver leaf hammered into a tapestry of Byzantine and Mycenaean motifs. Adele Bloch Bauer sits at the heart of this gilded field, composed and almost otherworldly, her face and hands the only naturalistic elements in an otherwise abstract sea of pattern. The painting's extraordinary ambition to dissolve portraiture into pure decoration was never more