Gustav Klimt's art is thoroughly fin de siecle. It expresses the apocalyptic atmosphere of Vienna's upper middle-class society - a society devoted to the cultivation of aesthetic awareness and the cult of pleasure. This title also discusses the Secession movement and Klimt's role within this important group of artists.

Traces the history of the German school of art, the Bauhaus, and examines the activities of its teachers and students.

This volume traces the history of the art deco movement and examines its influence on design. Examples are given of art deco furniture, textiles, ironwork, lighting, silver, glass, ceramics, sculpture, graphics, posters, books, jewellery, and architecture.

A concise overview of a fascinating but perplexing culture, from the prehistoric period to the present, bringing together the results of recent research. It addresses itself equally to those who come to Japanese art for the first time and to the student.

One of Taschen's new art albums providing a comprehensive introduction to the relevant artist.

This biography draws on many sources closed to writers during O'Keeffe's lifetime and has the co-operation of the O'Keeffe family. O'Keeffe's life spanned nearly a century of ferment and change in America and although part of the modernist movement she established her own unique vision.