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Klimt, Schiele, Moser, Kokoschka
Marie Amelie Zu Sal
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Vienna, 1900: the heart of the vast Austro-Hungarian Empire and a city populated with people from across the Imperial territories - stretching from central Europe to the Crown lands that reached far into South-eastern Europe. This was a dynamic capital brimming with economic and cultural prosperity; a centre that was fertile ground for the revolutionary artistic practices that emerged at the end of the 19th century and the backdrop to this fascinating new study.Gustav Klimt's election as the first President of the Secession Artists' Association in 1897 formalised the rejection of conservatism and heralded a celebration of the innovative and ... Read more
Vienna, 1900: the heart of the vast Austro-Hungarian Empire and a city populated with people from across the Imperial territories - stretching from central Europe to the Crown lands that reached far into South-eastern Europe. This was a dynamic capital brimming with economic and cultural prosperity; a centre that was fertile ground for the revolutionary artistic practices that emerged at the end of the 19th century and the backdrop to this fascinating new study.Gustav Klimt's election as the first President of the Secession Artists' Association in 1897 formalised the rejection of conservatism and heralded a celebration of the innovative and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780853319344
SKU
V9780853319344
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Ref
99-2
About Marie Amelie Zu Sal
Dr Marie-Amelie zu Salm-Salm is a graduate of the Sorbonne and curator of Klimt, Schiele, Moser, Kokoschka: Vienna 1900.
Reviews for Klimt, Schiele, Moser, Kokoschka
'The introductory essays give the reader a commanding view of Vienese art at the beginning of the 20th century, and every catalogue note enhances and embellishes them; the translation (unacknowledged) is felicitous, wholly at ease with the subject. The range of illustrations is enlightening, their quality commendable. Throw away your popular books on Vienna; replace them with this.' Brian Sewell, ... Read more