Beyond Klimt

Name: Beyond Klimt
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SKU: 9783777430591
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Beyond Klimt explores the vibrant artistic period between the two World Wars, following the deaths of Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Koloman Moser, and Otto Wagner in 1918. This book reveals how artists in the former Austro-Hungarian monarchy forged new, international networks that transcended political divides, fostering expressionist and fantastic art movements despite turbulent times. Featuring the role of magazines and cultural exchange, it captures a cosmopolitan era abruptly ended by World War II.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in early 20th-century European art, art history enthusiasts, students of cultural movements between the wars, and those fascinated by the legacy of the Austro-Hungarian artistic scene beyond Klimt.

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1918 marked the end of a golden era: it was the year that Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Koloman Moser, and Otto Wagner died. Artistic activity, however, had already freed itself from their influence. Hardly affected by the political disruptions taking place, artists in the countries of the former Austro-Hungarian monarchy were busily productive, driven by a desire for a new start.

The period between the two World Wars is characterised in the arts by international networks that transcended political and ideological borders. A lively artistic exchange took place, stimulating constructive, expressionist, and fantastic tendencies. An increasingly important role was played by magazines that disseminated new positions. The outbreak of World War II abruptly interrupted these cosmopolitan art networks.

Beyond Klimt examines the fascinating, artistically fruitful epoch between the wars.

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"With the deaths of Klimt, Schiele, Otto Wagner and Kolomon Moser, it has been thought that their creative energy came to a halt or mutated into other areas, such as the Bauhaus. This book charts a new trajectory in the art and artists of the successor states of the Empire entre deux guerres . . . . Much of this has not been explored except by specialists and this book will serve to alert a wider audience to the considerable riches of the Secession's afterlife." – The Art Newspaper

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783777430591

Publisher: Hirmer Verlag

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 July 2018

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hirmer Verlag

Illustration: Illustrated in colour throughout

Contributors:

Edited by Stella Rollig
Edited by Alexander Klee

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 232.0mm

Height: 285.0mm

Weight: 2020g

Pages: 392

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Arts & Culture European History History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction

About the Author

Stella Rollig is general director and scholarly executive manager of the Belvedere Museum in Vienna and the coeditor of Maria Theresa and the Arts, also published by Hirmer Verlag. Alexander Klee is curator for modern and contemporary art at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna and the coeditor of Sin and Secession, also published by Hirmer Verlag.