This volume presents one hundred carefully selected drawings by Gustav Klimt, edited by the distinguished Austrian art historian and collector Serge Sabarsky. The book opens with an introductory essay by Serge Sabarsky discussing Gustav Klimt's life, artistic development and the significance of drawing within his oeuvre. The principal section reproduces one hundred drawings selected from different periods of the artist's career, illustrating his evolution from academic studies to the refined and expressive works of his mature years. Portrait studies, female figures, allegorical compositions, preparatory sketches for major decorative commissions and independent drawings are accompanied by concise catalogue information identifying subjects, techniques and approximate dates. The publication concludes with a bibliography and serves both as an accessible introduction to Klimt's graphic work and as a valuable reference for collectors, museums and students of Viennese modernism. (AI-generated content description)