The story of Klimt's astonishing artistic career is told in this
beautifully produced collection of reproductions, photographs and
drawings with an accompanying text that places the artist in a
unique historical moment and reflects his fierce appetite for life
and beauty. Gustav 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. This 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. Readers
will learn how Klimt navigated the complex architecture of
fin-de-sie cle 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. Compact and satisfying, this book
traces a singular artist's trajectory across an ever-changing
cultural landscape.
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