Gustav Klimt: Emilie Flöge Jigsaw Puzzle, 1000 pieces

From the studio of fin de siècle Viennas most inspired painter emerged women clothed in gold and galaxies. Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 18621918), pursued by the citys elite for his spectacular portraits of society women, never married; he chose instead to share a large apartment with his mother and two of his sisters. For nearly two decades his lover was Emilie Flöge, a fashion designer and the owner, with her sisters, of a shop that catered to wealthy women. The Klimt and Flöge families were closely intertwined: Gustavs younger brother and artistic collaborator, Ernst, was married to Emilies older sister Helene. Of the several portraits he made of his companion, the one presented here is Gustav Klimts most splendid. Her round face and soft curls are enveloped in a flowery halo, while her body, clothed in fabrics where stars are born, nearly vanishes.

• Puzzle size: 20 x 29 in

• Box size: 10 x 13 x 17/8 in

• 1,000 interlocking pieces

• Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 18621918).