Well, Barbie teach us something huh?
Gustav Klimt (1862 - 1918) was a Austrian painter and had the female body as his principal subject.
Some of his work:
The Barbie doll was designed by Linda Kyaw.
"Gustav Klimt’s glorious-in-gold masterwork Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I is equally arresting in Linda’s hands. “Klimt is one of my favorite artists,” she says, “and for this piece, I picked the stunning Aphrodite face sculpt because it bears a striking resemblance to Adele.” Linda also notes that all dolls are posable for a variety of different looks." - http://www.barbiecollector.com/news/artist-s-model
I got mine as a gift to myself. The time I got it I had a little extra money and decided to get a Barbie doll. I got her at BarbieCollector.com - She was on sale and the shipping was free.
The designer tried to get as close as possible of the paint, the face is very similar to the artist piece, I really liked the face by the way.
She's a pink label and was released in 2011
I wouldn't mind the other two to complete the set - She's part of the 2011 The Museum Collection ( Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent Van Gogh, and Gustav Klimt )
Hope you enjoyed learning, if you didn't know him, a pinch about this artist as I did!
See ya!
I have her and she's one of my favs, her face is stunning and her make up just perfect! I also love her dress and jewels, but the best thing is her curly hair, I simply adore it!
ReplyDeleteGood for you Rossetti!
DeleteI love the details on this dolls.
thanks for stopping by :-)
Wow she is stunningly beautiful,her face is unique yet so pretty,and her gown is sooooooooooooo fab...and her curly hair is so adorable as Rossetti already said!!:)
ReplyDeleteShe is a real treasure,by the way thanks for sharing her historical connection info! Every time I visit YOUR blog I LEARN SOMETHING NEW,which is awesome!:):D
Good to know Pam that I'm adding something for you :-)
DeleteThanks for stopping by!
Hello from Spain: congratulations on your new Barbie. This Barbie is very interesting because she represents art. She wears a dress with the colors that the artist uses in his work. A great buy. Keep in touch
ReplyDeleteHi Marta,
DeleteI also liked that way they place the colors together to represent the artist work.
Thanks for the visit :-)