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PublisherPrestel Gmbh & Co KG.
ISBN-103791352474
ISBN-139783791352473
eBay Product ID (ePID)117207104
Product Key Features
Book TitleGustav Klimt and Emilie Floge : Photographs
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
TopicIndividual Artists / General, Subjects & Themes / Historical, Subjects & Themes / Lifestyles, European
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Photography
AuthorWeidinger Alfred, Agnes Husslein-Archo
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight20 oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width9.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2012-471876
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal759.36
SynopsisEmilie Fl ge 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 Josef Trcka (Antios), 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 Fl ge inhabited--a world they influenced with their enormous talent and passions., Nearly 250 photographs, some never before published, offer an intimate glimpse into one of the art world's most famous love affairs. Emilie Flöge 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 Josef Trcka (Antios), 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 Flöge inhabited - a world they influenced with their enormous talent and passions. ILLUSTRATIONS: 190 b/w
LC Classification NumberND511.5.K55
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- Apr 19, 2022
Admiration, Respect, Creativity ...a Mutual Alliance Between Two Artists Ahead of Their Time
Emilie Floge and Gustav Klimt had an unusual relationship. They lived separately yet had a dear friendship based on kindred interests. She was a fashion designer and he was an artist. He designed many of her clothes that were flowing and relaxing to look at and wear. He recommended his clients to Emily and her sisters' dress shop where they had about 50 women sewing the fashionable clothes. Sadly, once the second world war began she and her sisters had to abandon their very successful shop in order to escape from Austria with their lives. Klimt had several illegitimate children with his clients (from 6 to 15,it is reported) and he supported not only them with his work but also paid for everything the mothers and children needed. They never had to work with his generous support. He loved the aesthetic beauty of women as well as the sensual side. Poor Emilie had to be quiet about his affairs, resulting in a nervous condition( which left her after Klimt died )or she could have lost her best friend, Klimt. (He never married, nor did she -even after his death. His last words were to say "Send for Emilie.")They went to the opera together and were inseparable in many things, including vacations at Attersee which was where Emilie's family had a vacation home. I could go on and on about these two and the respect they had for each other as mutual artists in their own way, but I do not want to give away any more info to take away from the adventure of their relationship, which was true love that did not seem to involve the physical act but their mutual interests as artistic creators.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
