• Visitors look at a sound and light show as part of the exhibition.
    Visitors look at a sound and light show as part of the exhibition.
  • Gustav Klimt was born in Baumgarten, near Vienna in Austria-Hungary in 1862.
    Gustav Klimt was born in Baumgarten, near Vienna in Austria-Hungary in 1862.
  • Gustav Klimt became one of the founding members and president of the Vienna Secession in 1897.
    Gustav Klimt became one of the founding members and president of the Vienna Secession in 1897.
  • The most famous of Klimt's work includes a piece called The Kiss, a symbol of artistic revolution.
    The most famous of Klimt's work includes a piece called The Kiss, a symbol of artistic revolution.

In pictures: Gustav Klimt light exhibit in France


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The exhibition Klimt and Vienna, a Century of Gold and Colours, projected on the walls of the Carrieres de Lumieres site (Quarries of Lights) in Les Baux-de-Provence, March 25, 2014. All photos by Jean-Paul Pelissier / Reuters