Gustav Klimt Complete Paintings

A century after his death, Viennese artist Gustav Klimt (1862 1918) still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic experimentation. This Bibliotheca Universalis edition from Taschen features all of Klimt's major works alongside authoritative art historical commentary and privileged archival material from Klimt’s own archive. Follow this decadent artist through his prominent role in the Secessionist movement of 1897, his candid rendering of the female body, and his lustrous golden phase when gold leaf brought a shimmering tone and texture to such beloved works as The Kiss and Portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer.