7 Life of Gustav Klimt
15 The Burgtheater Cycle of Paintings: Shakespeare's Globe Theater
Burgtheater Decorations: Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
21 Auditorium in the Old Burgtheater
25 Love Love
29 Compositional Sketch for “Medicine”
33 Pallas Athene
37 Judith I
41 Girlfriends (Water Serpents I)
45 Beethoven Frieze: “The Arts”, “Paradise Choir” and “The Embracement”
Beethoven Frieze: "Art," "Chorus of Angels," "Embrace"
50 One of the Nine Cartoons for the Execution of a Frieze for the Dining Room of Stoclet House in Brussels: Part 4, Part of the Tree of Life
55 On Lake Attersee
61 Goldfish
65 Portrait of Emilie Floge
69 Hope I Hope I
73 The Three Ages of Woman
77 Fritza Riedler
81 Farm Garden with Sunflowers
87 Adele Bloch-Bauer I
91 The Kiss (The Lovers)
95 Water Castle 99 Mada Primavesi
105 The Virgins, Death and Life, Baby (Cradle), The Bride (Unfinished)

“I am nothing special. I am a painter, and I paint every day from morning to night.” - Gustav Klimt

As one century ended and the next began, people were gripped by a sense of extreme anxiety.
A period when this fin-de-siècle phenomenon was particularly prominent was Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
An era in which the advancement of industry and science and technology shook society to the point of being called a 'revolution'.
People's thoughts and level of consciousness have also advanced to a new level.
People began to question the knowledge, ideas, manners, and lifestyles they had long taken for granted.
Beneath the wave of 'hope' that was racing towards a better world at a rapid pace, in a dark corner, morality and order were in disarray, and an atmosphere of despair and decadence settled.


- A leader among young artists rebelling against tradition

Vienna, Austria, home to the Habsburg dynasty, the most prestigious family in Europe, was also in turmoil at the end of the century.
As the nearly 600-year prosperity of the Habsburg dynasty, which once ruled all of Europe, came to an end, a new power emerged one after another to represent the new era, and an unstable situation ensued in which they clashed with each other.
How could such a sensitive artist not have captured the spirit of the times? Born the son of a poor goldsmith, Gustav Klimt inherited artistic talent, sensibility, and dexterity, and entered art school at an early age.
He gradually began to gain fame by painting works that did not deviate from the traditional painting style he had learned in school.
However, Klimt intuitively felt that the existing traditions had become old, outdated, and outdated.
He broke away from the conservative art world and became a leader of young artists pursuing completely new and innovative art.
Klimt's art created its own unique world as an art where decadent beauty and sacred beauty coexist, an art that receives extreme praise along with extreme disgust and ridicule.
Klimt was capturing the atmosphere of the fin-de-siècle, a time of despair and hope, beneath his canvases, which were filled with his characteristic golden or colorful colors.

-A bird's eye view of Klimt's life and art

This book, the fourth in the Gallery Book series, contains approximately 80 of Klimt's representative works, as well as 10 sketches and posters.
Encountering Klimt's portraits and landscapes in large format offers the pleasure of savoring each and every delicate expression, in addition to the emotion close to the original. From his classical early works brimming with aspirations for artistic success, to works that were fiercely criticized as an insult to noble art, to the brilliant works that earned him the epithet "Golden Painter," to portraits of women that actively embraced Japonism, to landscapes influenced by Impressionism, Klimt's world of art is truly diverse.
Moreover, as he aimed for an art that encompassed decoration, crafts, and architecture, he created the expression he wanted by utilizing various materials such as watercolor, oil, gouache, fresco, gold leaf, silver leaf, glass, and mother-of-pearl.
Klimt's art, with its individuality and character, constantly captivates and captivates our senses and eyes. Following artist Kim Young-sook's accessible and engaging commentary, we encounter Klimt as a deeply troubled artist, an artist obsessed with painting, and an artist like the man next door.
Furthermore, by arranging related photographic materials together, we can glimpse the atmosphere of Vienna, Austria at the turn of the century when Klimt was active, the lives of the wealthy, and the newly emerging feminist consciousness.

-Print on different types of paper to match Klimt's paintings

The Gallery Book series from Yuhwa Company, which boasts high-quality printing and production technology, uses high-quality Italian paper to express calm and deep colors with the same matte paper texture.
However, in this book, Klimt's murals and golden works were printed on high-quality glossy paper, which has a better advantage in expressing details.
This is Yuhwa Company's effort to get a little closer to Klimt, who displayed a diverse and wide world of works.
Immerse yourself in the world of Klimt's work by comparing the feel of his works printed on glossy and matte paper.

The 『Gallery Book Series』 was born in the spring of 2018 through 16 years of independent research on special picture printing close to the quality of the original paintings in the winter of 2002 with the sole purpose of conveying the beauty and emotion of famous paintings. It was produced using high-quality paper such as art paper in a large-format general book so that you can feel the beauty and emotion of famous paintings that you could not see in general famous art collections until now.
The editing format also allows you to appreciate the entire work on large pages, and the easy and fun writing of Kim Young-sook, a renowned Korean Western art historian, is edited in a docent-style format, allowing you to feel closer to the masterpieces, understand them, and appreciate them, just like in an art museum.
In addition, the high print quality allows you to separate your favorite works from the gallery book into individual sheets and frame or attach them to a display, allowing you to get closer to the famous paintings, making it a book that can be used in various ways.