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Baby, 1917 by Gustav Klimt. Baby, 1917 is one of Klimt s few later portraits in which the subject is not standing up. Whereas many of his earlier works show his subject seated in an armchair of some description, all those painted after around 1908 are standing. The only exceptions are due to the age or infirmity of the model. Painting a recumbent baby allowed Klimt to experiment with a totally new composition, placing one geometrical shape inside another. Within the square format is a large triangle, with the baby s head at its apex.