Gustav Klimt: Art Nouveau Visionary Paperback – Illustrated, 1 Nov. 2008

After reading other reviews for this book I have to admit that I am a bit dissapointed with it. I expected outstanding pictures of very high quality whereas they are just as you would expect to find in a book around the £15 mark. I prefer the reproductions in 'Gustav Klimt Landscapes by Stephan Koja'. One thing that I actually dislike about this book are the pages of detail taken from complete pictures that also appear elsewhere. I like to see magnified or actual size reproductions of paintings so that it's possible to see the brushwork etc, but that isn't the case here. The blow-ups are generally of inferior quality to the complete picture and to my mind aren't even the most important or interesting parts of the original paintings. For example the detail from 'The three ages of Woman' reproduces the section from the feet of the single standing woman upto the feet of the baby. Other selections are equally bizarre such as in the chapter titled 'Judith And The Others'. The reproduction of the actual Judith II painting measures only 65mm x 135mm [including the frame]. The full page detail on the facing page shows the golden tree on her shoulder a large area of black and a tiny glimps of the side of her face.I'm not saying that it's badly written but I found the style of writing a little bit too prosy for my taste but that is a personal opinion and I have found some paragraphs quite interesting.Don't get me wrong it's not a bad book but neither is it a breathtaking one to look at and for me not a great piece of literature.I've given it 4 stars but I would rate it closer to 3 1/2 stars; unfortunately 1/2 stars aren't an option.

Bought for a female friends 30th. She is a fan of Klimt and loved this book. Contained many pics she had never seen before and due to the size of the pages detail wasn't lost.

A beautifully presented soft-cover coffee table book, with stunning reproductions and most informative well written material. Enough said.

Beautiful book if you want to know about Klimt. But I wanted more pictures. Makes a great coffee table book. Front cover is designed well. Great for research

I feel in love with the book, couldn't stop looking at it.

This book was bought as a present for an Art Lover as he has a lovely large Gustav Klimt print (I'm very jealous as I'd love to have it in my house!). I wasn't sure if he'd appreciate the book but he thought it was superb. For the price I was surprised how big a book it was and how much information was in there. I would recommend this to any lover of Gustav Klimt sketches and paintings. Great service thank you.

wonderful images,I could use it for my wall hangings because of the richness of details...it's interesting for the photos too

This book is a Christmas present but has not yet been delivered. It is something that the recipient has requested, so it will be enjoyed.