{"product_id":"9783836566612","title":"Gustav Klimt: Complete Paintings","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eDefining Decadence\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe legacy of Gustav Klimt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA century after his death, Viennese artist \u003cb\u003eGustav Klimt\u003c\/b\u003e (1862–1918) still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic experimentation. This monograph gathers \u003cb\u003eall of Klimt’s major works\u003c\/b\u003e alongside authoritative art historical commentary and privileged access to \u003cb\u003ethe artist’s archive\u003c\/b\u003e with some \u003cb\u003e179 letters, cards, writings, and other documents\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith top quality illustration, including \u003cb\u003enew photography of the celebrated Stoclet Frieze\u003c\/b\u003e, the book follows Klimt through his prominent role in the \u003cb\u003eSecessionist movement\u003c\/b\u003e of 1897, his \u003cb\u003ecandid rendering of the female body\u003c\/b\u003e, and his \u003cb\u003elustrous “golden phase”\u003c\/b\u003e when gold leaf brought a shimmering tone and texture to such beloved works as \u003ci\u003eThe Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePortrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, also known as \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in Gold\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough luminous spreads and carefully curated details, the monograph traces the repertoire of \u003cb\u003eJapanese, Byzantine, and allegorical stimuli\u003c\/b\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 the \u003cb\u003eart world’s polarized reception to Klimt’s pictures\u003c\/b\u003e as much as his own stylistic trajectory. From his landscape painting to erotic works to the \u003cb\u003econtroversial ceiling for the Great Hall of the University of Vienna\u003c\/b\u003e, we 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 America, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041370980592,"sku":"9783836566612","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783836566612_p0.jpg?v=1763759968","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836566612","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}