| Title | : | Klimt |
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| ISBN | : | 050020246X |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780500202463 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 |
| Publication | : | First published September 1, 1990 |
Gustav Klimt's work brilliantly negotiates the borders between traditional and modern, figurative and non-figurative art. His subtly erotic portraits, richly patterned landscapes and enigmatic allegorical compositions are at once sensuous and refined, while his extravagant, ornamental style verges on abstraction. Obliged to go his own way when he was denied public commissions, Klimt became the leader of the modernists in Vienna, during the tragic final years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and was perhaps the greatest portraitist of his age, a landscape painter of dazzling originality and above all the creator of extraordinary decorative schemes. 159 illus., 29 in color.
Klimt Reviews
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I loved this book. I think the historical and sociocultural analysis of fin-de-siècle Vienna was really well done and gave me a better understanding of Klimt's work. We don't know much about his private life, but the photos and anecdotes included in the book were fascinating. What a guy he was. Docked one star because half of the pictures were in black and white.
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Having viewed Klimt's masterpiece portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer at the Neue Gallerie New York last year, I enjoyed learning about his life in Vienna and would love to visit someday.
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Great book on a great artist. Do wish half of the pictures weren't in black and white
