Title & Author:

Gustav Klimt : modernism in the making / Colin B. Bailey, general editor.

Publication:

New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2001.

Description:

239 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-234) and index.
Prolegomena : a Klimt for the twenty-first century / Colin B. Bailey -- Between modernism and tradition : the importance of Klimt's murals and figure paintings / Peter Vergo -- Klimtomania/Klimtophobia / Emily Braun -- "High" and "low" in imperial Vienna : Gustav Klimt and the applied arts / Jane Kallir -- Catalogue : paintings / John Collins -- Gustav Klimt's drawings / Marian Bisanz-Prakken.

Summary:

"Klimt's artistic vision pushed the boundaries of art at the turn of the last century. His unparalleled ability to merge the decorative arts with painting led him to create brilliant and glittering works studded with jewel-like motifs; and his richly patterned landscapes and portrayals of embracing figures and elegant women are among the most spellbinding images in the history of art" "Gathered here are essays by eminent scholars Colin B. Bailey, Marian Bisanz-Prakken, Emily Braun, Jane Kallir, and Peter Vergo that explore the extent and context of the artist's oeuvre. The full-color plates are illuminated by individual commentaries and accompanied by black-and-white comparative illustrations. In addition, an illustrated chronology traces Klimt's life and the milieu in which he worked." "With nearly two hundred color plates of Klimt's most popular images, as well as rarely published drawings and period photographs, this lavish book, which accompanies a major exhibition organized by the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, pays tribute to the unique style of this artist, one of the most important and revolutionary figures of the late nineteenth century."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0810935244
9780810935242
0888847181 (pbk.)
9780888847188 (pbk.)

Subject:

Klimt, Gustav, 1862-1918 Expositions.
Painters Austria Biography.
Painting, Austrian.
Symbolism (Art movement)
Modernism (Art) Austria Vienna Exhibitions.
Modernisme (Art) Autriche Vienne Expositions.
Peintres Autriche Biographies.
Peinture autrichienne.
Symbolisme (Mouvement artistique)
Symbolist.
Modernism (Art)
Painters
Austria Vienna
Austria

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.
Biographies

Added entries:

Bailey, Colin B.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 218167
Call No.: ND37.K63 B3 2001a
Status: Available