{"product_id":"9783836527958","title":"Gustav Klimt: The Complete Paintings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe prince of decadence: Looking at Klimt in a whole new light: a groundbreaking monograph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The countless events being held to celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth make a clear statement to the enduring appreciation for the work of \u003cb\u003eGustav Klimt\u003c\/b\u003e. Not that it takes such a special occasion for the press and the public to start talking about Klimt. More than two hundred articles about the artist appeared online in August 2011 alone, in comparison with barely seventy on Rembrandt within the same period. This media publicity set editor Tobias G. Natter thinking about the value of compiling the present book. \u003cb\u003eDuring his lifetime, Klimt was a controversial star whose works made passions run high\u003c\/b\u003e; he stood for Modernism but he also embodied tradition. His pictures polarized and divided the art-loving world. Journalists and general public alike were split over the question:\u003cb\u003e For or against Klimt? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe present publication therefore places particular emphasis upon the voices of Klimt’s contemporaries via a series of essays examining reactions to his work throughout his career. Subjects range from Klimt’s portrayal of women to his adoption of landscape painting in the second half of his life. \u003cb\u003eThe cliché that Gustav Klimt was a man of few words who rarely put pen to paper is vehemently dispelled: no less than 179 letters, cards, writings and other documents are included in this monograph.\u003c\/b\u003e This \u003cb\u003ewealth of archival material\u003c\/b\u003e, assembled here for the first time on such a scale, represents a major contribution to Klimt scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDefining features of this edition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCatalog of Klimt’s \u003cb\u003ecomplete paintings\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAll known letter correspondence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeaturing new photographs of the Stoclet Frieze commissioned exclusively for this book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eContributing authors: \u003c\/b\u003eEvelyn Benesch, Marian Bisanz-Prakken, Rainald Franz, Anette Freytag, Christoph Grunenberg, Hansjörg Krug, Susanna Partsch, Angelina Pötschner and Michaela Reichel\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TASCHEN AMERICA LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052580618480,"sku":"9783836527958","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783836527958_p0.jpg?v=1763759273","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836527958","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}