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Vienna Secession

Early Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde

The Vienna Secession is an art movement, adjacent to Art Nouveau, that was formed in 1897 by a group of formidably talented Austrian painters, graphic artists, sculptors and architects, including Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, Otto Wagner and Gustav Klimt.

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Start Year
1897 1
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Architecture, Art Forms
Source Wikipedia
Additional Source Vienna Secession (Wikipedia)Vienna Secession, Wikipedia summary, expressed-in architecture
Painting, Art Forms
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Additional Source Vienna Secession (Wikipedia)Vienna Secession, Wikipedia summary, expressed-in painting

Movement Members

Gustav Klimt, Artists
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Additional Source Gustav Klimt (Wikipedia)Gustav Klimt, Wikipedia summary lead, in-movement
The Kiss (Klimt), Works
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Additional Source The Kiss (Klimt) (Wikipedia)Lead section
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Vienna Secession

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Originated In

Austria

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1. Wikipedia
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Vienna Secession (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Vienna Secession (German: Wiener Secession; also known as the Union of Austrian Artists or Vereinigung Bildender Künstler Österreichs) is an art movement, closely related to Art Nouveau, that was formed in 1897 by a group of Austrian painters, graphic artists, sculptors and architects, including Josef Hoffman, Koloman Moser, Otto Wagner and Gustav Klimt.
  • In Category: Movements, Vienna Secession, Wikipedia summary
  • Expressed In: Painting, Vienna Secession, Wikipedia summary, expressed-in painting
  • Expressed In: Architecture, Vienna Secession, Wikipedia summary, expressed-in architecture
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Gustav Klimt (Wikipedia)
Movement Members: Gustav Klimt, Gustav Klimt, Wikipedia summary lead, in-movement
Quote, Movement Members: Gustav Klimt, Gustav Klimt, Wikipedia summary lead, in-movement
Gustav Klimt (14 July 1862 - 6 February 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and a founding member of the Vienna Secession movement.
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The Kiss (Klimt) (Wikipedia)
Movement Members: The Kiss (Klimt), Lead section
Quote, Movement Members: The Kiss (Klimt), Lead section
The painting now hangs in the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere museum in the Upper Belvedere Palace in Vienna, and is considered a masterpiece of Vienna Secession - the local variation of Art Nouveau - and probably Klimt's most important work.
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