The Painted Kiss (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780743492614)

Gustav Klimt, one of the great painters of fin de si鐵le Austria--and the subject of Helen Mirren's latest film, Woman in Gold--takes center stage in this passionate and atmospheric debut novel, which reimagines the tumultuous relationship between the Viennese painter and Emilie Fle, the woman who posed for his masterpiece The Kiss, and whose name he uttered with his dying breath.Vienna in 1886 was a city of elegant caf駸, grand opera houses, and a thriving and adventurous artistic community. It is here where the twelve-year-old Emilie meets the controversial libertine and painter. Hired by her bourgeois father for basic drawing lessons, Klimt introduces Emilie to a subculture of dissolute artists, wanton models, and decadent patrons that both terrifies and inspires her. The Painted Kiss follows Emilie as she blossoms from a na?e young girl to one of Europe's most exclusive couturiers--and Klimt's most beloved model and mistress. A provocative love story that brings to life Vienna's cultural milieu, The Painted Kiss is as compelling as a work by Klimt himself.

Author: Elizabeth Hickey
ISBN-10: 0743492617
ISBN-13: 9780743492614
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Language: English
Published: 03/07/2006
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d