Author: Gottfried Fliedl
Publisher: Taschen
Keywords: art, klimt
Number of Pages: 239
Published: 2006-06-01
List price: $14.99
ISBN-10: 3822850160
ISBN-13: 9783822850169

The Kiss of Klimt: the most fascinating painter of Vienna’s Belle Epoque ... Gustav Klimt’s art is thoroughly fin de siècle.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 (1862–1918) 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. Klimt’s fame, however, rests on his reputation as one of the greatest erotic painters an

Author:
Publisher: Dover Publications
Keywords: drawings, klimt, gustav
Number of Pages: 99
Published: 1972-06-01
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0486224465
ISBN-13: 9780486224466

The finest drawings of the celebrated Austrian artist—mostly nudes and seminudes taken in part from rare portfolios of 1919 and 1964—reveal the dynamics of the line in representing the human figure spontaneously and freely. Introduction.

Author: Eva di Stefano
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: visionary, nouveau, art, klimt, gustav
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2008-10-07
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 1402759207
ISBN-13: 9781402759208

Gustav Klimt’s decorative, seductive style, jewel-like colors, use of gold and pattern, and sensuous line, continue to captivate art lovers today. One of the masters of modern European painting, he helped found the popular Viennese Secession, or Art Nouveau, movement. This lushly illustrated volume explores his fascinating artistic career, covering Vienna at the time of Klimt’s creative peak. With more than 300 beautifully reproduced pictures, paintings, and photographs, it presents Klimt’s entire artistic production: posters for exhibitions, erotic drawings, and pictorial masterpieces s

Authors:Berenice Capatti, Shannon A. White,
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Keywords: cat, klimt
Number of Pages: 38
Published: 2005-01-15
List price: $18.00
ISBN-10: 0802852823
ISBN-13: 9780802852823

Author: Bill Walton
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Keywords: novel, pilger, frank, connection, klimt
Number of Pages: 228
Published: 2006-12-08
List price: $14.49
ISBN-10: 1425972470
ISBN-13: 9781425972479

Forensic accountant, Frank Pilger, investigates a computer fraud by following a paper trail that leads to a gold mine in Kirkland Lake and the mysterious Daddy Vic. Sandi Barber is about to inherit an old family painting and someone is willing to kill for the painting - a genuine Klimt. Gold, a Klimt and a lawyer for the Hells Angels finally lead Frank to Vienna where he makes the Klimt Connection.

Author: Gilles Neret
Publisher: Tasche
Keywords: art, basic, klimt, gustav
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 1999-08-01
List price: $9.99
ISBN-10: 382285980X
ISBN-13: 9783822859803

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. Klimt’s fame, however, rests on his reputation as one of the greatest erotic painters and graphic artists of his times. In particular, his drawings, which have been widely ad

Author: Editors of Frances Lincoln
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books
Keywords: reusable, stickers, klimt, shapes, art, sticker
Number of Pages: 28
Published: 2009-03-24
List price: $8.95
ISBN-10: 1845079426
ISBN-13: 9781845079420

Gustav Klimt was a founder of the movement known as the Vienna Secession, which promoted a new, non-traditional style of art that became known as Art Noveau. Characterized by flowing lines and floral motifs, Art Nouveau instantly became a major style, and its influence continues today. In this fun sticker book, youngsters learn about Klimt while interacting with his art. The book begins with a short biography covering the highlights of the artist’s life; then young readers explore six of his iconic paintings, carefully studying the originals and then reconstructing them with more than 60 reu