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5) Klimt
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
119 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"I am not interested in myself as a subject for painting, but in others, particularly women…"Beautiful, sensuous and above all erotic, Gustav Klimt's paintings speak of a world of opulence and leisure, which seems aeons away from the harsh, post-modern environment we live in now. The subjects he treats – allegories, portraits, landscapes and erotic figures – contain virtually no reference to external events, but strive rather to create a world...
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann, starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt's famous painting Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I. Together with her inexperienced but plucky young lawyer Randy Schoenberg, she embarks upon a major battle which takes them all the way to the heart of the Austrian establishment and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Atria books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
306 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the dawn of the twentieth century to the devastation of World War II, this exhilarating novel of love, war, art, and family gives voice to two extraordinary women and brings to life the true story behind the creation and near destruction of Gustav Klimt's most remarkable paintings. In the dazzling glitter of 1900 Vienna, Adele Bloch-Bauer--young, beautiful, brilliant, and Jewish--meets painter Gustav Klimt. Wealthy in everything but freedom,...
9) Klimt
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1990
Physical Desc
216 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
10) Ecstasy: a novel
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xi, 387 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the glittering hotbed of turn-of-the-twentieth-century Vienna, one woman's life would define and defy an era... Gustav Klimt gave Alma her first kiss. Gustav Mahler fell in love with her at first sight and proposed only a few weeks later. Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius abandoned all reason to pursue her. Poet and novelist Franz Werfel described her as 'one of the very few magical women that exist.' But who was this woman who brought these most...
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First Frances Lincoln edition.
Physical Desc
240 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
This is the story of one of the world's most iconic images. Leading British specialist on Van Gogh, Martin Bailey explains how and why Van Gogh painted a series of sunflower still lifes in Provence. He then explores the subsequent adventures of the seven pictures and their impact on artists including Gustav Klimt and Henri Matisse. Based on original research, the book presents a fresh view of this most legendary artist.
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Élisabeth Roudinesco offers a bold and modern reinterpretation of the iconic founder of psychoanalysis. Based on new archival sources, this is Freud's biography for the twenty-first century--a critical appraisal, at once sympathetic and impartial, of a genius greatly admired and yet greatly misunderstood in his own time and in ours. Roudinesco traces Freuds life from his upbringing as the eldest of eight siblings in a prosperous Jewish-Austrian household...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
45 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents thirteen artists from various periods and styles--from Hieronymus Bosch and Titian to Paul Cezanne, Georgia O'Keefe, and Jean-Michel Basquiat--arranged chronologically with biographical details and comparisons to other painters.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
144 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Go on a boozy tour of art history with this collection of recipes for over 55 expertly crafted cocktails, each one a unique creation perfectly paired with its namesake artist. From painters to sculptors, photographers, and more, each artist profiled has a cocktail recipe that draws deep inspiration from their life and work. Unwind with a refreshing tequila-watermelon Frida Kahlo. Spark some inspiration while sipping on a Salvador Dali. Or mix it...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
157 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A century and a half of masterpieces is covered in this chronologically arranged volume that captures the development of art in a new age. Starting with James Abbott McNeill Whistler and ending with Matthew Barney, nearly every prominent figure in Modern art is represented in double-page spreads that show how these artists continued to redefine norms and challenge tradition. Biographical and anecdotal information about each artist is provided alongside...
Author
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
96 pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm + 5 reproducible masterpiece painting sheets
Language
English
Description
Explores the world of art and artists, including Michelangelo, Mary Cassatt, and Vincent Van Gogh, and features do-it-yourself art projects.
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