Gustav Klimt: Landscapes
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,History & Criticism
Gustav Klimt: Landscapes Details
About the Author STEPHAN KOJA is Director of the Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister and the Skulpturensammlung (classical antiquity to 1800) in Dresden, Germany. Read more
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This is an excellent art book of Viennese Symbolist Gustav Klimt's landscapes. I was more only familiar with his decorative portraits and recently discovered his landscapes, which are virtually unknown outside of Austria, and frankly some of his best work. They are an absolute joy. This is a fine art book that is comprehensive containing all known landscapes paintings of Klimt's. It traces his excursions to Lake Atter and Lake Garda: In all, a total of 228 pages, with 214 color paintings, 20 duotone, and 50 black and white illustrations. Klimpt's landscape paintings were created from the 1890s until the artist's death in 1918. I suspect the colors are a bit duller than the actual paintings, but the quality of the book is very good. These works reflect his combined influences of Japanese art, Austrian landscape traditions, Van Gogh, Cezanne, and his own unique modernism. I highly recommend it. Many are in museums in Vienna, so short of a trip there (which I hope to make someday), this book will be a wonderful guide.