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The definitive Gustav Klimt Paintings Book

The definitive Gustav Klimt Paintings Book – Gustav Klimt, Complete Paintings (published by Taschen) is the definitive book of this amazing painter, considered the Prince of Decadence. His paintings leaves no one indifferent! Tobias G. Natter worked at the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere in Vienna for fifteen years. In 2014 he founded Natter Fine Art, which focuses on the development and implementation of exhibitions and on research. The countless events being held to celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth make a clear statement to the enduring appreciation for the work of Gustav Klimt. Not that it takes such a special occasion for the press and the public to start talking about Klimt. More than two hundred articles about the artist appeared online in August 2011 alone, in comparison with barely seventy on Rembrandt within the same period. This media publicity set editor Tobias G. Natter thinking about the value of compiling the present book. During his lifetime, Klimt was a controversial star whose works made passions run high; he stood for Modernism but he also embodied tradition. His pictures polarized and divided the art-loving world. Journalists and general public alike were split over the question: For or against Klimt?  See also: Book Review: Frida Kahlo Fashion As…

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