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Gustav Klimt 1862-1918. De wereld in de gedaante van een vrouw

Door Gottfried Fliedl

Categorie
Schilderkunst
Boeknummer
#227431
Titel
Gustav Klimt 1862-1918. De wereld in de gedaante van een vrouw
Auteur
Fliedl, Gottfried
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Keulen, Taschen
Jaar van uitgave
2006
ISBN10
3822851302
ISBN13
9783822851302
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Nederlandstalig / Dutch
Samenvatting
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 (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 and graphic artists of his times. Particularly his drawings, which have been widely admired for their artistic excellence, are dominated by the erotic portrayal of women. Klimt saw the world "in female form." Author Gottfried Fliedl also discusses the Secession movement and Klimt's role wi... (Lees verder)thin this important group of artists.
Pagina's
239
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 8,00

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