Gustav Klimt - Softcover

Kallir, Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0810926059 ISBN 13: 9780810926059

Publisher: Abrams, 1998

Synopsis

Paintings by Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) are featured here in 25 large reproductions, many enriched with gold and silver. Every painting is accompanied by a brief commentary examining its place in the artist's development, the circumstances of the commission, and the role of the subject in Klimt's personal world in turn-of-the-century Vienna.

About this title

From the Author:

Jane Kallir is codirector of the prestigious Galerie St. Etienne in New York, founded by her grandfather, Otto Kallir, who brought Viennese modernism to the attention of the American public and discovered Grandma Moses. She has curated many museum exhibitions and is the author of a number of books, including Abrams' Egon Schiele: The Complete Works, Gustav Klimt: 25 Masterworks, and Grandma Moses: 25 Masterworks.

About this edition

• Publisher: Abrams
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0810926059
• ISBN 13: 9780810926059
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 60