The prince of decadence: Looking at Klimt in a whole new light During his lifetime, Gustav Klimtwas a controversial star whose works made passions run high. He stood for Modernism but he also embodied tradition. His picturespolarized 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 catalog of his paintings, includingnew photographs of the Stoclet Friezecommissioned exclusively for this book, it examines the...
The prince of decadence: Looking at Klimt in a whole new light During his lifetime, Gustav Klimtwas a controversial star whose works made passions run...
Twisted brilliance The 1909-1918 catalogue of Egon Schiele, as never seen before
Over the course of his short life, Austrian artist Egon Schiele (1890-1918) blazed a turbulent Expressionist trail. A child prodigy, young rebel, and chronic provocateur, he caused uproar among the establishment with his contorted lines, distorted bodies, and explicit eroticism and continues to startle to this day with his unflinching images of himself and his nude subjects.
In this expansive XXL-format book, we...
Twisted brilliance The 1909-1918 catalogue of Egon Schiele, as never seen before
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...
Defining Decadence The legacy of Gustav Klimt
A century after his death, Viennese artist Gustav Klimt
A century after his death, Viennese artist Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic experimentation. This monograph gathers all of Klimt's major works alongside authoritative art historical commentary and privileged access to the artist's archive with some 179 letters, cards, writings, and other documents.
With top quality illustration, including new photography of...
Defining Decadence The legacy of Gustav Klimt
A century after his death, Viennese artist Gustav Klimt
With his revolutionary and liberated view of the naked body and sexuality, Egon Schiele emphatically wrote himself into the history of art at the beginning of the last century. Even today, the women and self-portraits painted by the enfant terrible of the Viennese modern age still have an exciting and bold effect. They were all created during...
With his revolutionary and liberated view of the naked body and sexuality, Egon Schiele emphatically wrote himself into the history of art at the begi...
This unique and utterly fascinatingappreciation of Gustav Klimt's oeuvre revealssome of his most famous works in theiroriginal settings and offers valuable historicinsight into his artistic vision. Published in association withthe Neue Galerie New York.
This unique and utterly fascinatingappreciation of Gustav Klimt's oeuvre revealssome of his most famous works in theiroriginal settings and offers val...
