{"product_id":"gustav-klimt-the-complete-paintings-9783836527958","title":"Gustav Klimt. the Complete Paintings","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver a century after his death, Viennese artist \u003cstrong\u003eGustav Klimt\u003c\/strong\u003e (1862-1918) still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic experimentation. This monograph gathers all of\u003cstrong\u003e Klimt's major works\u003c\/strong\u003e alongside authoritative art historical commentary and privileged \u003cstrong\u003eaccess to the artist's archive\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith top quality illustration, including\u003cstrong\u003e new photography of the celebrated Stoclet Frieze, \u003c\/strong\u003e the book follows Klimt through his prominent role in the \u003cstrong\u003eSecessionist movement \u003c\/strong\u003eof 1897, his candid rendering of the female body, and his \u003cstrong\u003elustrous \"golden phase\"\u003c\/strong\u003e when gold leaf brought a shimmering tone and texture to such beloved works as \u003cem\u003eThe Kiss \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, \u003c\/em\u003e also known as \u003cem\u003eThe Woman in Gold.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough luminous spreads and \u003cstrong\u003ecarefully curated details\u003c\/strong\u003e, the monograph traces the repertoire of\u003cstrong\u003e Japanese, Byzantine, and allegorical stimuli\u003c\/strong\u003e that informed Klimt's flattened perspectives, his symbolic vocabulary, and his mosaic-like textures. Drawing upon contemporary critics and voices, the book also examines \u003cstrong\u003ethe art world's polarized reception to Klimt's pictures\u003c\/strong\u003e as much as his own stylistic trajectory. From his landscape painting to erotic works to the \u003cstrong\u003econtroversial ceiling for the Great Hall of the University of Vienna, \u003c\/strong\u003ewe see how Klimt's admixture of tradition and daring divided the press and public--becried by some as a pornographer, hailed by others as a modern maestro.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe editor and author: \u003cbr\u003eTobias G. Natter studied art history and history at the universities of Innsbruck, Munich, and Vienna. He worked at the Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere in Vienna for fifteen years. From 2001-2002 he was curator of the Neue Galerie in New York. From 2006 to 2011 he directed the Vorarlberg Museum in Bregenz and was responsible for the museum's new premises and the reorganization of the collection. Since October 2011 he is the director of the Leopold Museum in Vienna. His extensive publications and his conception and organisation of exhibitions on the theme of \"Vienna around 1900\" have made him an internationally acknowledged expert on Viennese art at the turn of the century.Contributing authors: Evelyn Benesch, Marian Bisanz-Prakken, Rainald Franz, Anette Freytag, Christoph Grunenberg, Hansjorg Krug, Susanna Partsch, Angelina Potschner and Michaela Reichel\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525255893266,"sku":"9783836527958","price":219.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ea2184eb-836a-4797-8ebb-fb8e800ebf14.jpg?v=1748708847","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gustav-klimt-the-complete-paintings-9783836527958","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}