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Gustav Klimt // The Complete Paintings
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A century after his death, Viennese artistĀ Gustav KlimtĀ (1862ā1918) still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic experimentation. During his lifetime,Ā heĀ was a controversial star whose works made passions run high. A symbol of Modernism, as well as an embodiment of tradition, his worksĀ polarized and divided the art-loving world, with the press and general public alike split over the question:Ā For or against Klimt?Ā
Through luminous spreads and carefully curated details, this monograph traces the repertoire of Japanese, Byzantine, and allegorical stimuli that informed Klimtās flattened perspectives, his symbolic vocabulary, and his mosaic-like textures. Complete with top quality illustration, including new photography of the celebrated Stoclet Frieze, the book also follows Klimt through his prominent role in the Secessionist movement of 1897, his candid rendering of the female body, and his lustrous āgolden phase".
Drawing upon contemporary critics and voices, the book examines the art worldās polarized reception to Klimtās pictures as much as his own stylistic trajectory. From his landscape painting, to erotic works, to the controversial ceiling for the Great Hall of the University of Vienna, you can see how Klimtās admixture of tradition and daring divided the press and publicābecried by some as a pornographer, hailed by others as a modern maestro.
Product Details
- Materials
Paper, Board
- Measurements
13.6"L x 10.1"W x 1.9"H
- OriginSlovenia
ā Hardcover
āĀ 604 Pages
ā Weight: 9.56 lb
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