{"product_id":"gustav-klimt-the-complete-paintings-1","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\u003e With 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\u003e Through 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989884387517,"sku":"BS-TC0-566612","price":86.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9783836566612-HD.jpg?v=1786632853","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/gustav-klimt-the-complete-paintings-1","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}