Attain Klimt Colour Library Phaidon Colour Library Curated By Catherine Dean Conveyed As Booklet

I just happened to pick up this book out of the many in the library on Gustav Klimt Helen Mirren's new movie 'Woman in Gold' is out soon and I wanted to learn a little about the painting in uestion The title of the actual painting is Portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer I there werehave always admired Klimt's works especially the portraits that incorporate the gold ornamental designs like the aforementioned and my favorite The Kiss book itself is a brief but adeuate reference material on the artist I will go back and look for another with better plate illustrations Gustav Klimtis one of the most popular artists of the lateth and earlyth centuries A founding member of the Viennese Secession and a leader of the Art Nouveau movement Klimt was an innovator who achieved success with large decorative schemes as well as smaller portraits and paintings He is admired for his sensuous images of women and for his original vision producing images such as Love The Three Ages of Man and The Kiss.