Your nine favourite works by Gustav Klimt

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Gustav Klimt (Credit: Heritage Image Partnership Ltd / Alamy)

The Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt was born on 14 July 1862. He was considered an artist ahead of his time and achieved his greatest success during his "golden phase", in which his paintings often included gold leaf. Klimt celebrated the female body in his work, which was often considered controversial due to its erotic nature. He was a great influence on later artists, including Egon Schiele. In honour of his birthday, BBC Culture asked readers to share their favourite works by the artist.