Author: HUSSLEIN-ARCO, AGNES. WEIDINGER, ALFRED
Title: Gustav Klimt and Emilie Floge : photographs / Agnes Husslein-Arco, Alfred Weidinger (eds.)
Description: Munich ; London : Prestel 2009. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 212 pages; Physical description; 239 p. : ill. ports. ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Summary; Emilie Floge was only a teenager when she met the painter Gustav Klimt. but their friendship soon evolved into a complex and loving relationship that lasted the rest of their lives. Alfred Weidinger. an acclaimed expert on Klimt and his contemporaries. has compiled an exhaustive collection of photographs relating to the artist and his designer muse. While Klimt took many of these shots. other photographers include Carl Schuster. Victor von Spitzer. Hugo Henneberg. Pauline Kruger Hamilton. Anton Trcka. and unknown individuals who had access to the couple's private lives. Presented chronologically. they offer insight into the creatively charged world that Klimt and Floge inhabited - a world they influenced with their enormous talent and passions. Author Biography; Alfred Weidinger is Vice Director at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna. Austria. He is the author of numerous books on modern art. including Gustav Klimt (Prestel). Agnes Husslein-Arco is Director of the Belvedere Museum in Vienna. Austria. Her books include Egon Schiele: Self-Portraits and Portraits (Prestel). Subjects; Klimt. Gustav 1862-1918 - Portraits. Floge. Emilie 1874-1952 - Portraits. PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Lifestyles.Weight in Kg appr.:

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