Mother and Child Museum Desk Paperweight – Klimt Three Ages of Woman Art Glass Dome 3W

Museum Desk Paperweight with Klimt’s Mother and Child from Three Ages of Woman

This tender museum desk paperweight features a mother gently embracing her sleeping child, adapted from Gustav Klimt’s famous painting Three Ages of Woman. The two figures rest cheek to cheek, wrapped in patterned blankets and surrounded by a halo of flowers that gives the scene a dreamy, timeless quality.

Beneath the smooth glass dome, the delicate faces, closed eyes, and swirling ornament of Klimt’s design are softly magnified. This museum art paperweight keeps papers in place while bringing a warm image of family love to your desk, bedside table, or reading corner.

Each paperweight arrives in an elegant presentation box with sateen lining, ready for gift giving. It makes a thoughtful Mother’s Day gift, baby shower present, or special keepsake for parents and grandparents. As part of the Parastone Museum Gift Collection, it transforms an iconic modern painting into a small, meaningful object you can enjoy every day.

• Glass dome museum glass paperweight with Klimt mother and child image under clear glass.
• Design based on the mother-and-child detail from Three Ages of Woman.
• Measures approx. 3 in W × 3 in L × 1.5 in H.
• Weighs about 0.9 lbs, ideal for daily desk or bedside use.
• Comes in an elegant presentation box with sateen lining, ready for gifting.
• Part of the Parastone Museum Gift Collection. PN PKL2.

Klimt, the Secession, and Viennese Modern Art

Gustav Klimt (1862–1918) was a leading figure in the Viennese Secession, a group of artists who broke away from academic traditions to explore new styles in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Their work blended symbolism, decorative pattern, and modern ideas about psychology and emotion.

Klimt’s art is instantly recognizable for its golden surfaces, swirling motifs, and stylized figures. His Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) language combines flat patterns with tender human gestures. In Three Ages of Woman, he explores the cycle of life, but the mother-and-child detail has become especially beloved as a symbol of protection, intimacy, and unconditional love.

On this museum desk paperweight, the glass dome adds a jewel-like glow to Klimt’s colors and patterns. The floral halo and patterned blankets curve gently with the dome, making the scene feel even more intimate and protective.

Creating a Klimt-Inspired Family Display

This Klimt desk paperweight fits beautifully on a writing desk, nursery shelf, or bedroom side table. Place it near framed family photos, a favorite children’s book, or a small vase of flowers to echo its soft, nurturing mood.

You can pair it with other Klimt-inspired pieces to build a small Art Nouveau corner at home. Explore more in our Klimt collection: Klimt & Art Nouveau Collection . Combining several items creates a mini gallery of pattern, color, and modern symbolism.

For a coordinated look, consider displaying this paperweight with our matching mother-and-child statue: Mother Holding Baby Statue from Three Ages of Woman . You can also add the graceful expecting-mother figure: Hope II Woman Expecting Child by Gustav Klimt . Together, these pieces celebrate pregnancy, parenthood, and the stages of family life.

For More Reading from the Web

Discover more about Klimt’s influences, style, and symbolic language:

• Art de Vivre — Mysticism and Symbolism in the Works of Gustav Klimt
• Artnet News — Why Gustav Klimt Was Fascinated by Scientific Detail