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OverviewGustav 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gottfried FliedlPublisher: Taschen GmbH Imprint: Taschen GmbH Edition: Taschen 25 anniversary ed Dimensions: Width: 30.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 1.547kg ISBN: 9783822850169ISBN 10: 3822850160 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 24 August 2006 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAfter studying art history in Vienna and Marburg, Gottfried Fliedl accepted a lectureship at the Academy of Applied Art in Vienna, where he taught for 10 years before becoming a lecturer of museology at the Universities of Klagenfurt and Vienna. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |