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Gustav Klimt : 1862-1918 : the world in female form / Gilles Néret.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Series: Basic art series 2.0Publication details: Köln : Taschen, [2015]Edition: [Revised edition]Description: 95 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9783836558075 (hbk.) :
Other title:
  • Klimt [Cover title]
Contained works:
  • Klimt, Gustav, 1862-1918. Works. Selections
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 759.36 23
LOC classification:
  • N6811.5.K55
Summary: Gustav Klimt's ornate art expresses the apocalyptic atmosphere of Vienna's upper middle-class society around the turn of the 20th century - a society devoted to the cultivation of aesthetic awareness and the cult of pleasure. This book explores his life and work.
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Reference The Harden Library, King's Hospital Art Room Art Room (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available

Translated from the German.

Previous edition: 1993.

Includes bibliographical references.

Gustav Klimt's ornate art expresses the apocalyptic atmosphere of Vienna's upper middle-class society around the turn of the 20th century - a society devoted to the cultivation of aesthetic awareness and the cult of pleasure. This book explores his life and work.

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