Exhibition "IN-SIGHT: Gustav Klimt – The Bride", Uppder Belvedere, 2025, photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna

IN-SIGHT: Gustav Klimt – The Bride

At the heart of the exhibition is Gustav Klimt’s unfinished late work „The Bride“, begun in 1917 and left incomplete due to the artist’s unexpected death in February 1918. The exhibition offers a multi-layered perspective on this painting, drawing on numerous studies and preparatory sketches. Particular focus is placed on the comparison between the graphite drawings and the painting itself. The show also traces the eventful history of the work – from its creation and ownership to its present-day display at the Belvedere.

Upper Belvedere Wien
15.5. – 5.10.2025

Curators: Franz Smola (Belvedere), Sandra Tretter (Klimt Foundation)
Assistant Curator: Laura Erhold
Exhibition Design: checkpointmedia GmbH / Marc Schuran, Virgil Widrich
Graphic Design: Marc Schuran
Film: Karin Pirker, David Zuderstorfer
Exhibition Management: Stephan Pumberger
Conservation: Stefanie Jahn, Franziska Marinovic
Exhibition Construction: Bruno Beil, Drazen Matic, Martin Reiter-Bauer
Installation: Gerhard Davit, Christoph Gruber, Christian Kochmann, Michael Krupica
Art Mediation: Michaela Höß, Katalin Várdai, Philipp Reichel-Neuwirth
Exhibition Texts: Laura Erhold, Philipp Reichel-Neuwirth, Franz Smola, Sandra Tretter, Katalin Várdai
Translation: Nick Somers
Photos: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna

An exhibition by the Belvedere, Vienna, in collaboration with the Klimt Foundation, Vienna

Events

15. May 2025 – 05. October 2025

Together with Marc Schuran, design of the exhibition "IN-SIGHT: Gustav Klimt – The Bride," on view at the Upper Belvedere in Vienna from 15 May to 5 October 2025.