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What the painting shows
Crouching Woman Wrapped in a Dark Cloak by Gustav Klimt shows a seated woman curled forward beneath a heavy dark garment. Her head rests near the top edge of the cloak, with closed eyes and relaxed features drawn in fine graphite lines. A wash of auburn or reddish-brown tone defines her hair against the pale skin of her face.
The cloak takes up most of the page in a broad, triangular shape. Klimt applied dark grey wash over pencil outlines, leaving brush marks visible across the folds. The plain, light background remains untouched, focusing your attention entirely on the huddled form.
The story behind it
Gustav Klimt created this work between 1908 and 1909. The piece belongs to the group of /drawings/ on our site, though it combines pencil drawing with watercolor or ink wash. Klimt focused here on a single crouched figure, letting the dark cloak dominate the composition while keeping the rest of the sheet bare.
Where to see it
Crouching Woman Wrapped in a Dark Cloak is held in a private collection. Because it belongs to a private collector rather than a public museum, the drawing is not on ongoing view. You can browse our directory of Klimt /paintings/ to see works held in public museum collections around the world.
Choosing a print
Prints are printed and shipped by ArtsyWall in Premium Canvas, Framed Canvas and Archival Paper.
Archival Paper works especially well for this work. The fine art paper preserves the delicate pencil lines, the subtle paper ground, and the watercolor wash across the cloak.
Framed Canvas offers a finished presentation that arrives ready to hang. You can choose from floating wood frames in black, white, gold, silver, walnut, or oak to complement the warm paper and dark cloak. Premium Canvas provides an unframed gallery wrap that lets the dark shape stand out directly on your wall.
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Questions about Crouching Woman Wrapped in a Dark Cloak
When did Klimt paint Crouching Woman Wrapped in a Dark Cloak?
Gustav Klimt created Crouching Woman Wrapped in a Dark Cloak between 1908 and 1909. Classified among his drawings, the work combines pencil linework with applied washes. The artist produced it during that two-year window, capturing a model covered in dark fabric on paper. Today, art historical records date the original sheet to 1908–1909.
Who owns Crouching Woman Wrapped in a Dark Cloak by Klimt?
Crouching Woman Wrapped in a Dark Cloak by Gustav Klimt is held in a private collection. Because an individual collector owns the drawing, it does not hang on permanent public display in any museum. Works in private hands can sometimes be lent for special gallery showings, but this piece remains outside public museum ownership.
