Gustav Klimt: Erotic Sketchbook

Now available in a new edition, this intimate book captures the sensual pleasure of an artist’s sketchbook as well as the genius behind Gustav Klimt’s vision of women. Throughout his career, Gustav Klimt completed hundreds of paintings and thousands of drawings of delicate beauty, many of them featuring the female form. Designed to imitate an artist’s sketchbook, this gorgeous volume reproduces Klimt’s most beautiful erotic sketches and watercolors. The experience of viewing them will awaken the senses and afford the reader the guilty pleasure of leafing through an artist’s most private visions. AUTHOR: Nobert Wolf is an art historian and writer based in Munich. His books include Albrecht Du rer, Art Deco, and Art Nouveau (all by Prestel). 38 illustrations