"All art is erotic" - Gustav Klimt

This stunning book allows the reader to rediscover Klimt's most exquisite works as well as some lesser unknown pieces. Learn about the background and the context of the driven artist, with fascinating text that revels the passion and the optimism that lay behind his work. Then, through the full-colour reproductions accompanied by fascinating captions,delve into the beauty that is Klimt's work.

Artworks are arranged thematically and chronologically, beginning with a look into his earlier work in 'Academic Art in Vienna Secession'. Then rediscover the luxury of The Kiss and complexity of The Beethoven Frieze in The Golden Palace. Appreciate another side to Klimt in 'Landscapes: Colour and Atmosphere' featuring many beautiful works from his time spent at Lake Attersee, before finishing with a collection of his best-loved portraits and later Expressionist work in 'Portraits and Later style'. Informative and revealing with glorious reproductions, Gustav Klimt: Masterpieces of Art will be a book to treasure and revisited.