This Art Book contains Foreword and annotated by Daniel Coenn reproductions of Gustav Klimt,s drawings, date and interesting facts page below. Drawings played a major role in Gustav Klimts artistic development. From sketches and preparations for oil paintings, to erotic drawings and portraits, the present book illustrates the full range and depth of Klimts abilities as a draughtsman. Klimts talent and brilliance as a draughtsman, however, was widely recognized only after Klimts death. During his lifetime, he hardly sold a drawing nor did he exhibit them. For Klimt, his drawings represented a private world in which he increasingly explored his own obsession with the woman and his notions of femininity. Indeed, many of Klimts drawings have still never been seen in public because they entered into a private collection directly from the artist and have remained there ever since.
