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Loading... Gustav Klimt. The Complete Paintings (2012)by Tobias G. Natter
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Huge, heavy and very very beautiful, if it only had the gold leaf of the 1970s book.... ( ) It is my belief that if books on artistic subjects must be sullied with prosaic interludes that these words at least be of passing beauty, so as not to negatively impact the beauty or visual interest of the art. Unfortunately, this book is a prime exampel of how overly academic - and by academic I mean dry and lifeless -writing can ruin an art book. I therefore skipped reading anything but the introduction and first paragraphs (enough to prove the unappealing narrative style of the commentators), and focused instead on immersing myself in the glorious mosaics, frescoes, and sketches of Gustav Klimt. Thankfully te inclusion of all of Klimt's body of work was done to perfection, and made up for my earlier disappointments. no reviews | add a review
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During his lifetime, Gustav Klimt was a controversial star whose works made passions run high. He stood for Modernism but he also embodied tradition. His pictures polarized 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 catalogue of his paintings, including new photographs of the Stoclet Frieze commissioned exclusively for this book, it examines the reactions to Klimt's work throughout his career. Subjects range from Klimt's portrayal of women to his adoption of landscape painting. The theory that Klimt was a man of few words who rarely put pen to paper is also dispelled with the inclusion of 179 letters, cards, writings, and other documents from the artist.Contributing authors: Evelyn Benesch, Marian Bisanz-Prakken, Rainald Franz, Anette Freytag, Christoph Grunenberg, Hansjörg Krug, Susanna Partsch, Angelina Pötschner, and Michaela Reichel No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)759.36The arts Painting History, geographic treatment, biography Germany and central Europe Austria and LiechtensteinLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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