“Give everyone a masterpiece!” as to how Daniel Donde famously remarked. With a vision to create affordable masterpieces, Donde created modified copies of old paintings as well as opened a school for copyists in Italy and patented certificates to legalized art reproductions. In this piece, Donde recreates Austrian artist Gustav Klimt’s notable work The Kiss. Featuring shimmering gold tones, stylized forms, and sentimental iconography, the painting has enchanted audiences since its completion in 1908. Works produced during this time feature pronounced planes and delicate detailing made of gold leaf. Inspired by Byzantine mosaics, this gilding gives each piece a glimmering appearance that accentuates the ethereal nature of Klimt’s subject matter and style. Today, the awe-inspiring piece is housed in Vienna’s esteemed Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, though its illustrious legacy transcends Klimt’s Austrian roots.
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Daniele Donde (b. 1950)
The Kiss by Gustav Klimt
signed (lower left)
acrylic on canvas
48” x 32” (122 cm x 81 cm)