Klimt and the women of Vienna's golden age 1900-1918 /
This authoritative and generously illustrated book highlights Gustav Klimt's portrayals of women in his work. Klimt was a central figure in Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century, and a crucial link between nineteenth-century Symbolism and Modernism. His sensual portrayals of women are amo...
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Prestel,
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Publisher Address: | Munich : |
Publication Dates: | [2016] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
This authoritative and generously illustrated book highlights Gustav Klimt's portrayals of women in his work. Klimt was a central figure in Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century, and a crucial link between nineteenth-century Symbolism and Modernism. His sensual portrayals of women are among his most celebrated works and the focus of this book. |
Item Description: | "This catalogue has been published in conjunction with the exhibition Klimt and the women of Vienna's golden age: 1900-1918, Neue Galerie New York, September 22, 2016-January 16, 2017"--Page 6. |
Carrier Form: | 320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (chiefly color) ; 30 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9783791355825 3791355821 |
Index Number: | N6811 |
CLC: | J205.521-28 |
Call Number: | J205.521-28/K653 |
Contents: | The Viennese woman : a community of strength / Jill Lloyd -- Klimt and Szerena Lederer : identity and contradictory realities of great art / Tobias G. Natter -- Empire of ornament : Klimt's portrait of Elisabeth Lederer / Emily Braun -- Klimt's studies for Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I / Marian Bisanz-Prakken -- The portrait of Gertha Loew / Ernst Ploil -- Mäda Primavesi / Carl Kraus -- Paintings / texts by Tobias G. Natter -- Drawings -- Checklist -- Josef Hoffmann's and Koloman Moser's interior decoration : a larger framework for Klimt's portraits / Christian Witt-Dörring -- Furnitur |