Last year, The Getty presented an in-depth look at Gustav Klimt‘s line drawings and overall works. The influential Austrian artist created numerous painting, line drawings and other works on on paper during his lifetime (1862-1918).  A number of his works, including Medicine and Jurisprudence were looted, and then later destroyed by the retreating Nazi troops, during World War II.  Luckily a number of works survived as 16-color seriographs and single color lithographs, some of which were created under the artist’s supervision, and others after his death. Reproductions of Water Serpents  (above) and other works in today’s art books do not do the color pieces justice.  Klimt lovers — and those who relish works on paper–should definitely head to Century Guild for “Klimt Works on Paper 1879-1914,” which runs through February 28.

Top: Water Serpents II (horizontal), from the Miethke portfolio “Das Werk Gustav Klimts”1908-1914