Gustav Klimt: 1862-1918 the World in Female Form
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GUSTAV KLIMT - THE WORLD "IN FEMALE FORM." GUSTAV KLIMT'S ART IS THROUGHLY FIN DE SIECLE. IT EXPRESSES THE APOCALYPTIC ATMOSPHERE OF VIENNA S UPPER MIDDLE-CLASS SOCIETY - A SOCIETY DEVOTED TO THE CULTIVATION OF AESTHETIC AWARENESS AND THE CULT OF PLEASURE. THE ECSTATIC JOY WHICH KLIMT AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES FOUND - OR HOPED TO FIND - IN BEAUTY WAS CONSTANTLY OVERSHADOWED BY DEATH. AND DEATH THEREF... More
Book Information
Publisher | Taschen Verlag |
Binding | Paperback (39 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 240 |
ISBN-10 | 3822829196 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3822829196 |
Publication Date | 08/01/2003 |
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