Did Gustav Klimt really say 'If you don't like it, you don't have to look at it.'?

Gustav Klimt Quote Source & Citation:

If you don't like it, you don't have to look at it.

— Gustav Klimt Modern · Art Nouveau painter

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"I am a man of few words, but many colors."

"Art is a mirror held up to nature."

"I am not a prophet; I am an artist."

"I am a silent painter. I do not talk about my work."

"I paint what I see, not what others want to see."

Reported response to critics of his work, particularly the 'Faculty Paintings'.

Date: c. 1900-1903

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