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Biographic: Klimt (Hardcover)
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Biographic: Klimt (Hardcover)
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List price R324
Loot Price R222
Discovery Miles 2 220
You Save R102 (31%)
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Part of the `Biographic' series, which presents an entirely new way
of looking at the lives of the world's greatest thinkers and
creatives. This book takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts,
habits and achievements of Gustav Klimt, and uses infographics to
convey all of them in vivid snapshots. Many people know that Gustav
Klimt (1862-1918) was an Austrian painter and founding member of
the Vienna Secession art group, whose gold-tinged paintings of the
female nude include The Kiss. What, perhaps, they don't know is
that The Kiss was sold before its completion for 25,000 crowns -
over 50 times that paid for any other Austrian painting at the
time; that he fathered at least 14 illegitimate children; that his
fondness for cats led to his studio being overrun by his feline
friends; and that in 2006 he set the record for the highest-priced
painting in the world, when his Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I was
sold for $135million. `Biographic: Klimt' presents an instant
impression of his life, work and fame, with an array of
irresistible facts and figures converted into infographics to
reveal the artist behind the pictures. It is published to
commemorate the 100th anniversary of the artist's death. Each
`Biographic' title is designed to be as entertaining as it is
informative. Timelines not only pinpoint significant dates, but set
them in the context and culture of their times. Dynamic maps locate
biographical events alongside other points of interest. Character
traits are illuminated by visual comparisons.
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