Gustav Klimt, 1862-1918

By Gustav Klimt, Gilles Néret

Subjects: Art criticism, Art, Art Nouveau, Art & Art Instruction, Individual artists, Klimt, Gustav, Criticism and interpretation, 20th century, 1862-1918, 19th Century Art, c 1800 to c 1900, Klimt, gustav, 1862-1918, Art Deco, Austria, Individual Artist, Klimt, Gustav,, Themes, motives, Painting & paintings

Description: Gustav Klimt's ornate art expresses the apocalyptic atmosphere of Vienna's upper middle-class society around the turn of the 20th century - a society devoted to the cultivation of aesthetic awareness and the cult of pleasure. This book is a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life and work.