Beech Grove I

As he worked and relaxed in his home, Klimt normally wore sandals and a long robe with no undergarments. There is a famous photograph of him looking a bit scruffy, with a cat on his hands. His simple life was somewhat cloistered, devoted to his art and family and little else except the Secessionist Movement, and he avoided café society and other artists socially. Klimt's fame usually brought patrons to his door, and he could afford to be highly selective. His painting method was very deliberate and painstaking at times, and he required lengthy sittings by his subjects. Just look at this forest.