Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! Today I want to tell you about Gustav Klimt, and the story of his stolen art. Gustav was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent figures in the Vienna Secession movement. Born on July 14, 1862, in Baumgarten, near Vienna, Austria, Gustav demonstrated artistic talent from a young age. He studied at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, where he was trained in architectural painting and decorative arts. O...