this is perhaps too obvious.. of course i have the hots for this man.. gustav was as neo classical as it got but then he started experimenting with fashion and design and this in turn moved his art from the classical realism he did very well to this, more symbolic style. in his later life he did really colorful landscapes, but it is his figurative "gold phase" that he is most famous for. how cool would it be to be able to use gold as a medium? that's so rad. this dude was a total hipster.. i'm sensing a theme with these artist guys
