GUSTAV KLIMT

* Una presentación amplia y accesible del universo pictórico de Gustav Klimt: un recorrido por sus grandes frescos monumentales, sus retratos femeninos sensuales y enigmáticos, así como sus escenas mitologicas, jardines oniricos y paisajes. * Casi sesenta de las obras mas celebres acompañadas por un texto didactico que explica como Klimt, figura clave del art nouveau y cofundador de la Secesion de Viena, busco una obra que combinara pintura, arquitectura y musica, rompiendo con las convenciones de su epoca. * A traves de su estilo decorativo y simbolico distintivo, presenta los temas recurrentes en su obra: la belleza femenina, el erotismo, la vida y la muerte. Gustav Klimt debe la fama mundial de que goza hoy a un abrazo eterno: El beso, icono de su periodo dorado y simbolo del poder decorativo e innovador de toda su obra. Ademas, abre el camino a nuevas formas de expresion pictorica. La suya es una revolucion estilistica autentica y la articula en torno a sus temas predilectos, que envuelve en una profusion de motivos vegetales y animales, arabescos, espirales, texturas, materiales preciosos, pan de oro y lacerias de lineas curvas y ondulantes.

In June 2006, the Neue Galerie in New York purchased Gustav Klimt''s 1907 Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I for $135 million. This deposed Picasso''s Boy With a Pipe (sold May 2004 for $104 million) as the highest reported price ever paid for a piece of art sold at a public auction. However, Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was a controversial figure in his time. Far from being acknowledged as the representative artist of his age, he was the target of violent criticism - his work sometimes being displayed behind a screen to avoid corrupting the sensibilities of the young. Today, Klimt''s works are recognized as masterpieces and stand out as some of the most significant paintings ever to come out of Vienna. The Byzantine luxuriance of form, the vivid juxtaposition of colours and the rich symbolism, sensuality and eroticism of his work have made Klimt one of the most popular artists in the world. Arranged thematically, the 130 giant-size reproductions of Klimt''s most important work are accompanied by Rachel Barnes'' expert and insightful commentary on all aspects of the artist''s life, influences and paintings - from the inspiration and provenance of each painting, to the technique used to create it and a list of exhibitions. Featuring some of the most iconic, important (and valuable) artworks of the late 19th/early 20th centuries, such as the Judith I , Portrait of Adele-Bloch-Bauer I and II and The Kiss , this is a book that Klimt enthusiasts and art lovers will cherish.