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Gustav Klimt, 1862-1918 : the world in female form /

Gustav Klimt's ornate art expresses the apocalyptic atmosphere of Vienna's upper middle-class society around the turn of the 20th century - a society devoted to the cultivation of aesthetic awareness and the cult of pleasure. This book is a detailed chronological summary of the artist'...

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Main Authors: Néret, Gilles
Group Author: Scott-Stokes, Charity
Published: Taschen,
Publisher Address: Köln :
Publication Dates: [2013]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Klimt, Gustav, > 1862-1918 > Criticism and interpretation.
Klimt, Gustav, > 1862-1918 > Themes, motives.
Klimt, Gustav, > 1862-1918.
Women in art.
Femmes dans l'art.
Themes, motives.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Summary: Gustav Klimt's ornate art expresses the apocalyptic atmosphere of Vienna's upper middle-class society around the turn of the 20th century - a society devoted to the cultivation of aesthetic awareness and the cult of pleasure. This book is a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life and work.
Item Description: Originally published in 1993.
Carrier Form: 96 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 31 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (page 96).
ISBN: 9783836531429
3836531429
Index Number: N6811
CLC: K835.215.7
Call Number: K835.215.7/K653N
Contents: Vienna between Reality and Illusion -- Secessionist Symbolism and Femmes Fatales -- The Hymn to Joy and the Beethoven Frieze -- The Exotic Mosaics of the Villa Stoclet -- The Magic Kaleidoscope -- All Art is Erotic -- Gustav Klimat 1862-1918: Life and Work -- List of Plates -- Notes.

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