This unique and utterly fascinating appreciation of Gustav Klimt's
oeuvre reveals some of his most famous works in their original settings
and offers valuable historic insight into his artistic vision.
Interior design was supremely important to Gustav Klimt, and many of his
paintings were created for specific settings or spaces. This aspect of
Klimt's practice comes beautifully to life in this book that illustrates
how some of the artist's most beloved canvases appeared in situ--in
private dining rooms and salons, galleries, museums, and public
exhibition spaces.
Works such as the portraits of Emilie Flöge and Hermine Gallia, the
shocking Nuda Veritas, and landscapes A Morning by the Pond and The Tall
Poplar I are presented in double-page spreads. Full-color reproductions
of paintings by Klimt are juxtaposed with black-and-white vintage
photographs of the original interiors with the featured paintings
overlaid in color.
Thoughtful and personal texts by Klimt scholar Tobias Natter accompany
each spread, providing invaluable contextual insight about how these
pictures were conceived as part of the interior design of their
respective rooms and spaces, and the passionate collectors who first
owned these pictures.
Meticulously produced and packaged, this book provides a refreshing
perspective on Klimt's oeuvre and artistic vision.
