Gustav Klimt's ornate art expresses the apocalyptic atmosphere of Vienna's upper middle-class society around the turn of the 20th century - a society devoted to the cultivation of aesthetic awareness and the cult of pleasure. This book is a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life and work.
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["Themesmotives""Criticism and interpretation""Art Deco""Art Nouveau""Individual artists""Painting & paintings""20th century""c 1800 to c 1900""Individual Artist""19th Century Art""Art & Art Instruction""Art""Austria""KlimtGustav""KlimtGustav""1862-1918""Klimtgustav1862-1918""Art criticism"]