From Klimt to Klee: Masterworks from the Serge Sabarsky Collection.

Neue Gallery, New York, 2009 by Renée Price, with remembrances of Sabarsky by curators, art dealers, et al.  In addition to artwork reproductions includes photographs of Sabarsky.  124 pages.  169 color plates by well known artists: Alfred Kubin, Gustav Klimt, Richard Gerstl, Egon Schiele, Oskar Kokoschka, Max Oppenheimer, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Hermann Max Pechstein, Otto Mueller, Emil Wolde, Vasily Kandinsky, Franz Marc, August Macke, Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, George Grosz, Lyonel Feininger, Paul Klee, and Oskar Schlemmer. For most of the artists, there are six or more plates.  Fine with very good dust jacket that has a short closed tear at top of spine.  Issued on the occasion of an exhibition at Neue Gallery.  Summary:

From Klimt to Klee: Masterworks from the Serge Sabarsky Collection is an illustrated art book that presents highlights from the collection of Serge Sabarsky. The book was published in connection with an exhibition at the Neue Galerie New York.

The volume showcases important works of early twentieth-century Austrian and German modern art, featuring artists such as Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Oskar Kokoschka, Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, and Paul Klee. Through reproductions of artworks and explanatory essays, the book illustrates the development of modern European art from around 1900 through the Expressionist movements.

In addition to presenting the artworks, the book also describes Sabarsky’s life and his role in promoting Austrian and German modernism. It explains how his collecting efforts and scholarship helped establish international appreciation for these artists and contributed to the founding of the Neue Galerie.

In short:
The book is a richly illustrated catalogue that explores major works of Austrian and German modern art while honoring Serge Sabarsky’s influential collection and his efforts to preserve and promote this artistic tradition.