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After Egon Schiele (1890-1918) freed himself from the shadow of his
mentor and role model Gustav Klimt, he had just ten years to
inscribe his signature style into the annals of modernity before
the Spanish flu claimed his life. Being a child prodigy quite aware
of his own genius and a passionate provocateur, this didn't prove
to be too big a challenge. His haggard, overstretched figures,
extreme depiction of sexuality and self-portraits, in which he
staged himself with emaciated facial expressions bordering between
brilliance and madness, had none of the decorative quality of
Klimt's hymns of love, sexuality and yearning devotion. Instead,
Schiele's work spoke of a brutal honesty, one that would upset and
irreversibly change Viennese society. Although his works were later
defamed as "degenerate" and for a time were almost forgotten
altogether, they influenced generations of artists-from Gunter Brus
and Francis Bacon to Tracey Emin. Today, his then misunderstood
oeuvre continues to fetch exorbitant prices on the international
art market. This monograph, first published in an XL edition, is
now available in a slightly abridged, more compact edition to
celebrate TASCHEN's 40th anniversary and features the paintings and
drawings that retrace the fertile last decade of Schiele's life.
These works are accompanied by essays introducing his life and
oeuvre, situating the Austrian master in the context of European
Expressionism and charting his extraordinary legacy. About the
series TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as cultural
archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with
accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate
their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an
unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books
by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new
editions of some of the stars of our program-now more compact,
friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to
impeccable production.
A century after his death, Viennese artist Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)
still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and
artistic experimentation. In this neat, dependable monograph, we
gather all of Klimt's major works alongside authoritative art
historical commentary and privileged archival material from Klimt's
own archive to trace the evolution of his astonishing oeuvre.With
top-quality illustration, including new photography of the
celebrated Stoclet Frieze, the book follows Klimt through his
prominent role in the Secessionist movement of 1897, his candid
rendering of the female body, and his lustrous "golden phase" when
gold leaf brought a shimmering tone and texture to such beloved
works as The Kiss and Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, also known
as The Woman in Gold.
The countless events being held to celebrate the 150th anniversary
of his birth make a clear statement to the enduring appreciation
for the work of Gustav Klimt. Not that it takes such a special
occasion for the press and the public to start talking about Klimt.
More than two hundred articles about the artist appeared online in
August 2011 alone, in comparison with barely seventy on Rembrandt
within the same period. This media publicity set editor Tobias G.
Natter thinking about the value of compiling the present book.
During his lifetime, Klimt was a controversial star whose works
made passions run high; he stood for Modernism but he also embodied
tradition. His pictures polarized and divided the art-loving world.
Journalists and general public alike were split over the question:
For or against Klimt? The present publication therefore places
particular emphasis upon the voices of Klimt's contemporaries via a
series of essays examining reactions to his work throughout his
career. Subjects range from Klimt's portrayal of women to his
adoption of landscape painting in the second half of his life. The
cliche that Gustav Klimt was a man of few words who rarely put pen
to paper is vehemently dispelled: no less than 179 letters, cards,
writings and other documents are included in this monograph. This
wealth of archival material, assembled here for the first time on
such a scale, represents a major contribution to Klimt scholarship.
Defining features of this edition: Catalog of Klimt's complete
paintings All known letter correspondence Featuring new photographs
of the Stoclet Frieze commissioned exclusively for this book
Interior design was supremely important to Gustav Klimt, and many
of his paintings were created for specific settings or spaces. This
aspect of Klimt’s practice comes beautifully to life in this book
that illustrates how some of the artist’s most beloved canvases
appeared in situ—in private dining rooms and salons, galleries,
museums, and public exhibition spaces. Works such as the portraits
of Emilie Flöge and Hermine Gallia, the shocking Nuda Veritas, and
landscapes A Morning by the Pond and The Tall Poplar I are
presented in double-page spreads. Full-color reproductions of
paintings by Klimt are juxtaposed with blackand- white vintage
photographs of the original interiors with the featured paintings
overlaid in color. Thoughtful and personal texts by Klimt scholar
Tobias Natter accompany each spread, providing invaluable
contextual insight about how these pictures were conceived as part
of the interior design of their respective rooms and spaces, and
the passionate collectors who first owned these pictures.
Meticulously produced and packaged, this book provides a refreshing
perspective on Klimt’s oeuvre and artistic vision.
Defining Decadence The legacy of Gustav Klimt A century after his
death, Viennese artist Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) still startles with
his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic
experimentation. This monograph gathers all of Klimt's major works
alongside authoritative art historical commentary and privileged
access to the artist's archive with some 179 letters, cards,
writings, and other documents. With top quality illustration,
including new photography of the celebrated Stoclet Frieze, the
book follows Klimt through his prominent role in the Secessionist
movement of 1897, his candid rendering of the female body, and his
lustrous "golden phase" when gold leaf brought a shimmering tone
and texture to such beloved works as The Kiss and Portrait of Adele
Bloch-Bauer I, also known as The Woman in Gold. Through luminous
spreads and carefully curated details, the monograph traces the
repertoire of Japanese, Byzantine, and allegorical stimuli 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 art world's polarized reception
to Klimt's pictures as much as his own stylistic trajectory. From
his landscape painting to erotic works to the controversial ceiling
for the Great Hall of the University of Vienna, 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.
This visually stunning volume offers perceptive examinations of
several renowned German and Austrian Expressionist artists who
redefined modern self-portraiture. The self-portrait has been a
vital aspect of artistic expression throughout history.
Neo-Classical painters such as El Greco and Rembrandt formalized
the practice, and the first half of the 20th century saw a dramatic
transformation in the self-portrait's style and context, especially
in the hands of the German and Austrian Expressionists. Vibrant
reproductions of works by Egon Schiele, Max Beckmann, Ernst Ludwig
Kirchner, Oskar Kokoschka, and others are accompanied by essays
that explore how these artists--many of whom were classified as
"degenerate" by the Nazi party--imbued their images with eloquent
expressions of resistance, isolation, entrapment, and provocation.
From Schiele's erotically charged and overtly physical paintings to
Beckmann's emotionally fraught depictions of psychic trauma, this
important examination of a powerful aspect of modern European
painting brilliantly illustrates how the Expressionist
self-portrait became a powerful weapon against artistic oppression.
After Egon Schiele (1890-1918) freed himself from the shadow of his
mentor and role model Gustav Klimt, he had just ten years to
inscribe his signature style into the annals of modernity before
the Spanish flu claimed his life. Being a child prodigy quite aware
of his own genius and a passionate provocateur, this didn't prove
to be too big a challenge. His haggard, overstretched figures,
drastic depiction of sexuality, and self-portraits in which he
staged himself with emaciated facial expressions bordering between
brilliance and madness, had none of the decorative quality of
Klimt's hymns of love, sexuality, and yearning devotion. Instead,
Schiele's work spoke of a brutal honesty, one that would upset and
irreversibly change Viennese society. Although his works were later
defamed as "degenerate" and for a time were almost forgotten
altogether, they influenced generations of artists - from Gunter
Brus and Francis Bacon to Tracey Emin. Today, his
then-misunderstood oeuvre continues to fetch exorbitant prices on
the international art market. Presented in a voluminous format that
captures all of the intensity and emotional truth of his work, Egon
Schiele. The Complete Paintings 1909-1918 features 221 paintings
and 146 drawings that retrace the fertile last decade of Schiele's
life. With many pieces newly photographed for this edition, these
works are paired with excerpts from his countless writings and
poems, as well as essays introducing his life and oeuvre, to
situate the Austrian master in the context of European
Expressionism and trace his extraordinary legacy.
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