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Gustav Klimt: 1862-1918

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4 out of 5
Based on 2,151 Ratings and 38 Reviews

Book Description
Gustav Klimt's art is thoroughly 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 therefore plays an important role in Klimt's art... More
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PublisherTaschen Verlag
BindingPaperback (39 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages96
ISBN-10382285980X
ISBN-13978-3822859803
Publication Date08/01/1999
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About Gilles Neret (Author) : Gilles Neret is a published author and a creator. Some of the published credits of Gilles Neret include Salvador Dali: 1904-1989: The Paintings, 1904-1646 (Midi).
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