Gustav Klimt: Life and Work

Alfred Weidinger studierte Kunstgeschichte in Wien. Seit 2007 ist er Kurator und Projektmanager am Belvedere in Wien.Agnes Husslein-Arco, geb. 1954, Kunsthistorikerin und Kunstmanagerin. Von 1996-2000 Vorstandsmitglied der Wiener Secession, von 1981-2000 Geschäftsführerin von Sotheby's Österreich. 1990-98 Director of European Development des Guggenheim Museums und 1990-2000 Organisatorin der Guggenheim Association Salzburg und des Austrian Guggenheim Advisory Board. Sie ist Mitglied des World Wide Teams for Contemporary, Modern and Impressionist Art. Von 2001-2005 war Husslein Direktorin des Rupertinums in Salzburg. Die Eröffnung des Museums der Moderne am Mönchsberg im Jahr 2004 ist auch mit ihrem Namen verbunden. Ab 2007 Direktorin der Österreichischen Galerie Belvedere.Stefanie Penck, ist Kunsthistorikerin und freie Autorin und langjährige Verlagsmitarbeiterin. Sie ist verantwortlich für internationale Museumsprojekte, gründetet 2012 ein eigenes Unternehmens ("Penck Publishing"), das Museen und kulturelle Institutionen in Fragen zu Kommunikations-, Publikations- und Marketingstrategien berät, digitale Publikationsprojekte konzipiert und umsetzt.

Up until today, Gustav Klimt has been labelled variously: revolutionary and modernist pioneer, compulsive pornographer, ladies' man, enfant terrible for the conservative educated middle-class, and overrated painter of golden kitsch. For a number of years he has also been a significant protagonist in the contest for the most expensive paintings of all time.Today, almost 200 years after his death, it is difficult to decide between these various labels. In this first volume of the new series EDITION BELVEDERE, authors sketch a portrait of this unique artist, based on his works, letters, comments by his contemporaries, and a wealth of photos from the Klimt archive, some of which have never been shown before. Accompany the authors on this fascinatingly told life story!

Up until today, Gustav Klimt has been labelled variously: revolutionary and modernist pioneer, compulsive pornographer, ladies man, enfant terrible for the conservative educated middle-class, and overrated painter of golden kitsch. For a number of years he has also been a significant protagonist in the contest for the most expensive paintings of all time.
Today, almost 200 years after his death, it is difficult to decide between these various labels. In this first volume of the new series EDITION BELVEDERE, authors sketch a portrait of this unique artist, based on his works, letters, comments by his contemporaries, and a wealth of photos from the Klimt archive, some of which have never been shown before. Accompany the authors on this fascinatingly told life story!