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

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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
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  Baumtopf mit Schildkröten als Füße
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  The Beethovenfries, created by Gustav Klimt, is housed in the lower floor.

Other Secession artists

• Rudolph Bacher
• Richard Gerstl
• Max Fabiani
• Albert Paris von Gütersloh
• Oskar Kokoschka
• Jože Plečnik
• Max Kurzweil
• Carl Moll
• Egon Schiele
• Othmar Schimkowitz
• Oskar Laske