What to read after Gustav Klimt?

"Dreamily erotic female portraits, sensuous landscapes and mosaic-like decorative designs-the compelling art of Gustav Klimt has now been recognized as one of the most important influences on the development of the applied arts in the twentieth century. Complemented by a magnificent sequence of full-page plates, many of which are reproduced in six colours including gold and silver, Dr Comini's narrative helps to explain the symbol-saturated vocabulary of Klimt's work, and shows how the 'erotic syntax' of the allegories finds translation in the landscapes. She also provides the necessary biographical background information on this 'very private man', who put Freud's elucidation of the content of dreams into reverse by masking explicit sexual detail in symbolic ornament."--BOOK COVER.