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Gustav Klimt: 1862-1918 the World in Female Form

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4.1 out of 5
Based on 42 Ratings and 28 Reviews

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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
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PublisherTaschen Verlag
BindingPaperback (39 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages240
ISBN-103822829196
ISBN-13978-3822829196
Publication Date08/01/2003
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About Gustav Fliedl (Author) : Gustav Fliedl is a published author. Some of the published credits of Gustav Fliedl include Klimt (Big Art).
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