Klimt's 'Golden Phase' was marked by positive critical reaction and success. Many of Klimt's paintings from this period utilized gold leaf (his use of gold can first be traced back to Pallas Athene in 1898 and Judith I in 1901) and the works most popularly associated with this period are...
Klimt turned to an expressionist style with a flat, ornamental character. In 1900 the work "Philosophy", one of three ceiling paintings in the University of Vienna, was awarded the gold medal.Nevertheless, the paintings met with internal criticism from professors who judged them to be ugly and...