Stehender Frauenakt mit erhobenem rechtem Arm, Studie für "Veritas" im Fakultätsbild "Die Jurisprudenz"

This recently rediscovered sheet can be closely associated with Jurisprudence, one of Gustav Klimt’s celebrated Faculty Paintings. The frontal standing female nude, rendered with contrapposto and the hip subtly projecting to the left, corresponds to a sequence of studies for the figure of Veritas (Truth). In the final composition, Veritas emerges as a luminous, upright presence set against a darker, more turbulent field of intertwined figures – her calm, frontal pose and introspective gesture establishing a striking contrast to the surrounding sense of entanglement and psychological tension. The sheet’s dimensions and handling align closely with other known studies for Jurisprudence, offering a compelling insight into Klimt’s evolving conception of one of his most enigmatic allegorical figures.