Unknown, Gustav Klimt

I was google-searching paintings by Gustav Klimt, one of my favorite artists, and I stumbled across this photographic portrait of the artist. I think this is an excellent example of light and composition, and the black and white feature of the photograph bring out its good qualities even more. Klimt wears a dark jacket and the lower background is darkened to bring the focus of the viewer's eye upward to his face. Even his dark beard and hair make the eye hone in even more to the glow on his skin and his eyes.
Klimt's art blends light and color in a beautiful fantasia. He even dapples with external light, that is, light that comes onto the painting by incorporating the application of gold detailing to many of his paintings.