Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt is certainly the most famous artist to have emerged from fin-de-siécle Vienna. His technique, combining decorative form with flat pattern to build exotic and voluptuous images, has never been repeated but has informed generations of painters since. This book includes many of Klimt's most storied and important works, from his breakthrough portrait of Sonja Knips to the magnificent paintings from his "gold" period, printed here with gold and silver inks to convey accurately the enchanting intricacy of his surfaces. Readers, whether long fascinated by these seductive, gleaming, sometimes ominous paintings or discovering them for the first time, will find Gustav Klimt: 25 Masterworks a superb distillation of his work.