Klimt and the Women of Vienna's Golden Age 1900-1918
New York/ Munich: Neue Galerie / Prestel Verlag, 2016. Hardcover. Gold-flecked red cloth/boards; gilt lettering. Glossy black dj with color/bw images; white lettering. 320 pp. full of color and bw images. VG+/VG. Item #160486
ISBN: 9783791355825
Catalogue from the sumptuous exhibition held at the Neue Galerie in New York, September 2016 to January 2017. From the museum's web site: This authoritative and generously illustrated book highlights Gustav Klimt’s portrayals of women in his work. Klimt was a central figure in Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century, and a crucial link between nineteenth-century Symbolism and Modernism. His sensual portrayals of women are among his most celebrated works and the focus of this book. Highlights of the publication include Klimt's most important society portraits, such as Serena Lederer (1899); Gertrud Loew (1902); Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907); Mäda Primavesi (1913); Elisabeth Lederer (1914–16); and Ria Munk III (1917). These works cover the gamut of Klimt's portrait style, from his early ethereal works influenced by Symbolism and the Pre-Raphaelite movement to his so-called "golden style," as well as his almost Fauvist depictions. These art works are complemented by preparatory Klimt sketches and decorative arts from the Wiener Werkstätte.
OCLC: 946482558
Price: $30.00