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Obsession: Nudes by Klimt, Schiele, and Picasso from the Scofield Thayer Collection

by Sabine Rewald, James Dempsey
Obsession: Nudes by Klimt, Schiele, and Picasso from the Scofield Thayer Collection
Obsession: Nudes by Klimt, Schiele, and Picasso from the Scofield Thayer Collection

Erotic masterpieces; avant-garde collector's provocative vision.

If you have an interest in the crossroads of early 20th-century avant-garde art and erotica, "Obsession" could be an intriguing pick. It not only presents a curated collection of provocative works by Klimt, Schiele, and Picasso but also immerses you in the daring life of Scofield Thayer, whose foresight brought these artists into the American limelight. This book offers both visual pleasure and historical context that will appeal to admirers of modernist art and those curious about the less conventional tastes of an era long past.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Obsession: Nudes by Klimt, Schiele, and Picasso from the Scofield Thayer Collection

by Sabine Rewald, James Dempsey
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ISBN: 9781588396525
Authors: Sabine Rewald, James Dempsey
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date of Publication: 2018-07-17
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Art, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Art and Photography, Memoir, Art History, Biography, Art Books Monographs
Goodreads rating: 4.28
(rated by 18 readers)

Description

Evocative and often highly erotic works on paper by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, and Pablo Picasso are presented along with new details about Scofield Thayer (1889–1982), the unusual and complicated man who collected them. Thayer was a wealthy publisher, poet, and aesthete who led an intense public life that included the editorship of the prominent literary journal The Dial and friendships with literary luminaries such as e. e. cummings. In the 1920s, Thayer went on an art-buying spree in London, Paris, Berlin, and Vienna, acquiring approximately 600 works of art. Among these are particularly provocative drawings and watercolors by Klimt, Schiele, and Picasso, at a time when these works were little known or appreciated. This book showcases 52 of the rarely seen works—which have now taken their place as modernist erotic masterpieces—and presents them within the context of the collector’s remarkable life and tempestuous times.
 

Erotic masterpieces; avant-garde collector's provocative vision.

If you have an interest in the crossroads of early 20th-century avant-garde art and erotica, "Obsession" could be an intriguing pick. It not only presents a curated collection of provocative works by Klimt, Schiele, and Picasso but also immerses you in the daring life of Scofield Thayer, whose foresight brought these artists into the American limelight. This book offers both visual pleasure and historical context that will appeal to admirers of modernist art and those curious about the less conventional tastes of an era long past.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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