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Gustav Klimt : the complete paintings / Gustav Klimt ; Tobias G. Natter (Ed.) ; directed and produced by Benedikt Taschen.

Klimt, Gustav, 1862-1918 (artist.). Natter, Tobias G. (Tobias Günter), (editor.).

Summary:

A century after his death, Viennese artist Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic experimentation. In this neat, dependable monograph, we gather all of Klimt's major works alongside authoritative art historical commentary and privileged archival material from Klimt's own archive to trace the evolution of his astonishing oeuvre.With top-quality illustration, including new photography of the celebrated Stoclet Frieze, the book follows Klimt through his prominent role in the Secessionist movement of 1897, his candid rendering of the female body, and his lustrous "golden phase" when gold leaf brought a shimmering tone and texture to such beloved works as The Kiss and Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, also known as The Woman in Gold.

Record details

ISBN: 3836562901
ISBN: 9783836562904
Physical Description: 511 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Publisher: Cologne, Germany : Taschen, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 500-502) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The salon painter : early works, early career -- 'Sacred spring' and the dawn of a new era : the Vienna secession -- The Stoclet frieze : an artificial garden in the heart of the house -- Paintings of women -- The landscapes : a reconstructed nature -- The drawings : a cosmos unto themselves ; stances, moods -- Biography.