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Klimt

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Discover the shimmering and sensual oeuvre of Gustav Klimt, the Austrian symbolist painter who polarized the art world by combining decorative finesse with erotic thrill. From landscape paintings to glistening renderings of the female body, the founding member of the Vienna Secession continues to fascinate with his works of mosaic-like patterns, curvaceous forms, and radiant color.
Hardcover8.3 x 10.2 in.1.30 lb96 pages
Klimt

Klimt

20

Gold, Flowers, and Female Beauty

The mesmerizing universe of Gustav Klimt

The unfading popularity of Gustav Klimt (1862–1918) attests not only to the particular appeal of his luxuriant painting but also to the universal themes with which he worked: love, feminine beauty, aging, and death.

The son of a goldsmith, Klimt created surfaces of ornate and jewel-like luminosity which show the influence of both Egyptian and Japanese art. Through paintings, murals, and friezes, his work is defined by radiant color, fluid lines, floral elements, and mosaic-like patterning.

With subjects ranging from sensuality and desire to anxiety and despair, all this iridescence is also suffused with feeling. Klimt’s numerous images of women, characterized by curvaceous forms, tender flesh, red lips, and flushed cheeks, were particularly charged with passion, at a time when such frank eroticism was still taboo in Viennese upper-middle-class society.

This book presents a selection of Klimt’s work, introducing his pictorial world of decoration and desire, as well as his influence on artists to come.
The author

Gilles Néret (1933–2005) was an art historian, journalist, writer, and museum correspondent. He organized several art retrospectives in Japan and founded the SEIBU Museum and the Wildenstein Gallery in Tokyo. He directed art reviews such as L'Œil and Connaissance des Arts and received the Élie Faure Prize in 1981 for his publications. His TASCHEN titles include Salvador Dalí: The Paintings, Matisse, and Erotica Universalis.

Klimt
Hardcover21 x 26 cm0.59 kg96 pages

ISBN 978-3-8365-5805-1

Edition: Spanish

ISBN 978-3-8365-5806-8

Edition: French

ISBN 978-3-8365-5807-5

Edition: English
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Exhibition

February 15 - May 06, 2024

Klimt: Landscapes

Neue Galerie, New York, United States

Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:
• a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance
• a concise biography
• approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions

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Wonderful Book

Tomás,October 28, 2021
I bought this book as a birthday gift for a friend of mine who is a great fan of Klimt's work and she loved it.

Austrian at its finest

Emanuele,October 27, 2021
Great pick

Großartig

Tim-Fabian,October 27, 2021
Schnelle Lieferung und großartiger Content