Wiener Secession
The Vienna Secession (also known as the Union of Austrian Artists, or Vereiningung Bildender Künstler Österreichs) was founded on 3 April 1897 by the artists Gustav Klimt, Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann, Joseph Maria Olbrich, Max Kurzweil, Otto Wagner, and others. The first president was Rudolf von Alt.
- see also: de:Wiener Secessionsgebäude
Gallery[edit]
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The secession building at Vienna, built in 1897 by Joseph Maria Olbrich for exhibitions of the secession group
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Another view of the secession building
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Jugendstil owls - Detail of the facade of the Viennese Secession Building. These designs for building’s facade decoration are attributed to Koloman Moser.
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Drei Eulen an der Südseite
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Der Zeit ihre Kunst
Der Kunst ihre Freiheit -
Baumtopf mit Schildkröten als Füße
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The Beethovenfries, created by Gustav Klimt, is housed in the lower floor.
Other Secession artists[edit]
- Rudolph Bacher
- Richard Gerstl
- Max Fabiani
- Albert Paris von Gütersloh
- Oskar Kokoschka
- Jože Plečnik
- Max Kurzweil
- Carl Moll
- Egon Schiele
- Othmar Schimkowitz
- Oskar Laske
