Atanas Atanassov

Lo Scarabeo

In twentieth century Vienna, the art of Gustav Klimt held a primary position. Inspired by this modern master, these cards are teeming with impressions-stamped in gold- that recount love, death, sensuality, and regeneration. This deluxe edition also includes an embroidered satin bag and instructions-all encased in a box sized to fit snugly on a book shelf. Publisher Review: The art of Gustav Klimt (1862–1918), filled with symbolism, passion and eroticism, have become so popular that they appear everywhere, from posters on college student's walls to coffee mugs, from stained glass imitations to ceramic tile. His piece, "The Kiss," is virtually iconic and his painting of Adele Bloch-Bauer sold for $135 million in 2006, the highest price ever for a painting. Klimt combined graphic techniques with pictorial ones, flaunting conventions of the time, perhaps in anticipation of Weimar Germany that began a year after his death. Besides his mastery of inventive art [read more]

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