Argos PALLAS ATHENE Perfume

The Argos Artist Series and line of fragrances highlight great artists in history who have created amazing works inspired by Greek/Roman mythology themes. The 1st artist to be featured with our new fragrance is the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt.

Gustav Klimt
(July 14, 1862 – February 6, 1918)

Who was this artist? Klimt was full of contradictions. Was he a “scholar or innovator? Feminist or womanizer? Famous artist or humble craftsman? The answer, in most cases, is both,” notes Google.

With respect to the first pair of oppositions (that is, scholar or innovator?), Klimt was assuredly both, though not exactly at the same time. Trained as an architectural painter at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, his early work is solidly academic — realist, formal, classical, and conservative.

So conservative an artist was Klimt, in fact, he was elected an honorary member of the University of Munich and the University of Vienna, and in 1888 Klimt received the Golden Order of Merit from Austrian Emperor Franz Josef I … before, that is, his work was judged obscene — a judgment that did surprisingly little to hinder Klimt’s career.

At the end of the 19th century, Klimt abruptly shifted focus. He became a founding member of the Vienna Secession movement, producing some of his most famous Symbolist works during his “Golden Phase,” when many of his works contained real gold leaf in tribute not only to his father but to the Byzantine art he saw during visits to Venice and Ravenna. This was the height of Klimt’s career, when he produced such works as The Kiss, The Embrace, and Fulfillment and Expectation, “probably the ultimate stage of my development of ornament,” he said.

Klimt was also an intensely focused and isolated individual. In a piece entitled “Commentary on a Non-Existent Self-Portrait,” he writes:

I have never painted a self-portrait. I am less interested in myself as a subject for a painting than I am in other people, above all women… There is nothing special about me. I am a painter who paints day and day from morning to night… Whoever wants to know something about me… ought to look carefully at my pictures.

The Argos Artist Series signifies the entrance of the Argos Fragrance house entry into the nuanced luxury niche fragrance market. Our new line of luxury fragrances require a custom bottle and cap design worthy of our next generation of premium fragrances. Our beautiful Fragrances not only steal your heart but also captivate the mind and stimulate the sense of smell.

Like a Greek column, atop the Argos bottle sits a custom metal cap with the Argos logo peering out. Gold and Silver metal caps with debossed lettering and logo are made with the finest craftsmanship. Our new bottles and all metal caps are adorned with crystals. Our all-metal 3D artwork plates are designed by Mr. Petrovich himself and hand panted and adorned with crystals. Each artwork not only clearly states the name of the fragrance but displays artwork unique to each new fragrance. Embossed lettering on the new Italian glass bottle is easily felt. Each beautiful scent creation is protected by thick, Italian made, hand-polished glass that shines like crystal. Our New proprietary atomizers release a controlled ultra-fine mist that puts you in control.

Our hand crafted, legendary fragrances will entice all of your senses and leave an everlasting impression on you and those around you.

Created: 2022

Perfumer: Christian Petrovich

Olfactive Group: Floral, Fruity & Spicy

Style: Opulent & Unisex