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Gustav Klimt's art is thoroughly fin de siecle. It expresses the apocalyptic atmosphere of Vienna's upper middle-class society - a society devoted to the cultivation of aesthetic awareness and the cult of pleasure. The ecstatic joy, which Klimt (1862-1918) and his contemporaries found - or hoped to find - in beauty, was constantly overshadowed by death, and death therefore plays an important role in Klimt's art. Klimt's fame, however, rests on his reputation as one of the greatest erotic painters and graphic artists of his times. Particularly his drawings, which have been widely admired for their artistic excellence, are dominated by the erotic portrayal of women. Klimt saw the world in female form. Author Gottfried Fliedl also discusses the Secession movement and Klimt's role within this important group of artists.Product Identifiers
PublisherTaschen Gmbh
ISBN-139783822850169
eBay Product ID (ePID)94789317
Product Key Features
Book TitleKlimt
AuthorGottfried Fliedl
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
Number of Pages240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height240mm
Item Width300mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorGottfried Fliedl
Series TitleBig Art
Country/Region of ManufactureGermany