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Book SynopsisExploring the paintings of the key artists of the Secessionist Movement within the context of Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century, this book, which comprises over 200 colour images, pays attention for the first time to the contribution made by Koloman Moser.
Trade Review'The introductory essays give the reader a commanding view of Vienese art at the beginning of the 20th century, and every catalogue note enhances and embellishes them; the translation (unacknowledged) is felicitous, wholly at ease with the subject. The range of illustrations is enlightening, their quality commendable. Throw away your popular books on Vienna; replace them with this.' Brian Sewell, The Evening Standard 'This is a marvellous book, of the kind that Lund Humphries - one of those publishers who specialise in catalogue tie-ins - does so well.' State of Art, Nov 2005 'This book is particularly well-illustrated and also contains a selection of key texts from the period, short biographies of the artists involved and a bibliography.' Arlis News-Sheet, March/April 06 '...Excellent color illustrations...Highly recommended.' Choice 'One of the virtues of this book ... is its deliberate emphasis on the embedded geometric plans that appear in the work of these Austrian artists ... Another way this book stands out is that it looks very carefully at the paintings of Koloman Moser'. Leonardo Reviews 2007
Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; The city without qualities, Joachim Riedl; Art in Vienna around 1900, Patrick Werkner; Texts on Art, selected byMarkus Neuwirth; Divergence and inspiration: Franco-Austrian artistic relationships in Modernism, Matthias Boeckl; Gustav Klimt's 'Geometric' compositions, Dieter Bogner; Talking hands, Itzhak Goldberg; Moser and Hodler, Marie-Amelie zu Salm-Salm; Catalogue: Narratives; Landscapes; Figures; Drawings; Appendix; Biographies; Bibliography; Index of works.
