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Gustav Klimt - The Complete Paintings
Tobias G. Natter
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Description for Gustav Klimt - The Complete Paintings
Hardcover. During his lifetime, Gustav Klimt was a controversial star whose works made passions run high; he stood for Modernism but he also embodied tradition. His pictures polarized and divided the art-loving world. This is a work of Gustav Klimt scholarship that revisits his work in the context of his contemporaries. Num Pages: 600 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), plans, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 460 x 310 x 70. Weight in Grams: 7820.
During his lifetime, Gustav Klimt was a controversial star whose works made passions run high. He stood for Modernism but he also embodied tradition. His pictures polarized and divided the art-loving world. The press and general public alike were split over the question: For or against Klimt? This monograph explores Klimt's oeuvre with particular emphasis upon such contemporary voices. With a complete catalogue of his paintings, including new photographs of the Stoclet Frieze commissioned exclusively for this book, it examines the reactions to Klimt's work throughout his career. Subjects range from Klimt's portrayal of women to ... Read more
During his lifetime, Gustav Klimt was a controversial star whose works made passions run high. He stood for Modernism but he also embodied tradition. His pictures polarized and divided the art-loving world. The press and general public alike were split over the question: For or against Klimt? This monograph explores Klimt's oeuvre with particular emphasis upon such contemporary voices. With a complete catalogue of his paintings, including new photographs of the Stoclet Frieze commissioned exclusively for this book, it examines the reactions to Klimt's work throughout his career. Subjects range from Klimt's portrayal of women to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Benedikt Taschen Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
676
Place of Publication
Cologne, Germany
ISBN
9783836527958
SKU
V9783836527958
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About Tobias G. Natter
The editor and author: Tobias G. Natter studied art history and history at the universities of Innsbruck, Munich, and Vienna. He worked at the Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere in Vienna for fifteen years. From 2001-2002 he was curator of the Neue Galerie in New York. From 2006 to 2011 he directed the Vorarlberg Museum in Bregenz and was responsible ... Read more
Reviews for Gustav Klimt - The Complete Paintings
Guaranteed to work up a fervour. Gustav Klimt: The Complete Paintings is a grand production in every way: the most comprehensive book on Klimt's art, the most up-to-date information, the most profuse detail illustrations and the most carefully designed book on its topic. Its grand size matches the ambition of its publisher. The reprinting of this lavish book ... Read more