Gustav Klimt: The Collection of the Wien Museum

Gustav Klimt: The Collection of the Wien Museum
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Nowhere is the fabled sensuality of Gustav Klimt more apparent than in the tapering limpidity of his drawings. Now, in celebration of the artistâ€™s 150th birthday, this volume draws on the worldâ€™s largest collection of Klimt drawings, at the Vienna Museum, to offer a thorough account of around 400 works by the artist. Drawings are arranged in thematic groups, such as the Secession works, sketches for the Faculty Paintings (also known as the University of Vienna Ceiling Paintings) and the nudes. The book also includes paintings from the Vienna Museum collection, such as the portrait of Emilie FlÃ¶ge (1902), as well as posters and prints designed for the Viennese Secession (including a number of original drafts, as well as the first prints), plus photographs of some extraordinary memorabilia, such as the artistâ€™s smock, his death mask and a drawing of Klimtâ€™s body by Egon Schiele. Also featured are rare vintage prints of early portrait photographs and sculptures. With more than 500 color reproductions, this volume constitutes a uniquely broad overview of the artistâ€™s legendary virtuoso draughtsmanship.
Gustav Klimt (1862â€“1918) was a founding member and president of the Vienna Secession. Trained academically, Klimt infused allegory painting with an eroticism that was frequently deemed controversial--perhaps most notoriously in his allegorical portraits of â€œPhilosophy,â€ â€œMedicineâ€ and â€œJurisprudence,â€ for the ceiling of the Great Hall in the University of Vienna, which were destroyed by the German army in 1945. His later paintings of the â€œGolden Phaseâ€ expressed his love of Byzantine art.
Country USA
Brand Hatje Cantz
Manufacturer Hatje Cantz
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 525
UnitCount 1
EANs 9783775733618
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Hatje Cantz
Manufacturer	Hatje Cantz
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	525
UnitCount	1
EANs	9783775733618
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Gustav Klimt: The Collection of the Wien Museum

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