{"product_id":"klimt-masters-of-art","title":"Klimt (Masters of Art)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Angela Wenzel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGustav Klimt’s career straddled the last gasps of Vienna’s golden age and the birth of modernism. When seen through this bifurcated lens, it is easy to understand why his relatively small oeuvre created such a lasting impact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis gorgeously illustrated biography explores the unique environment in which Klimt worked—a society in which the schooling of artists was both appreciated and encouraged; a city that was pouring money into magnificently ornate architecture and portraiture; a population that was both experimenting with and suppressing freedom of thought. The full breadth of Klimt’s accomplishments is represented here—history and symbolist paintings, building decorations, murals, posters, magazine illustrations, portraits, and landscapes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReaders will learn how Klimt navigated the complex architecture of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efin-de-siècle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Vienna and helped found the Vienna Secession and they will see how Klimt’s style and motifs changed extensively through the years. Dozens of key works allow for close inspection of Klimt’s dazzling artistry, his profound appreciation of female sensuality and his brilliant application of color and mosaic. The author draws out the importance of the relation between the plane surfaces of Klimt’s paintings and the spaces they represent, thereby raising surprising connections between his painting and his skills in the applied arts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCompact and satisfying, this book traces a singular artist’s trajectory across an ever-changing cultural landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e112 pages\u003cbr\u003ePrestel, 2022\u003cbr\u003e6.5 x 0.5 x 8.2 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9783791387932\u003cbr\u003eKlimt, Monographs, Art History\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42738370478248,"sku":"9783791387932","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/products\/Klimt_MastersofArt_Wenzel.webp?v=1663521244","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/klimt-masters-of-art","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}