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Secession building by Joseph Maria Olbrich
Ver Sacrum
Magazin of the Secession

The Vienna Secession (also known as the Union of Austrian Artists, or Vereinigung Bildender Künstler Österreichs) was formed in 1897 by a group of Austrian artists who left the Association of Austrian Artists, housed in the Vienna Künstlerhaus due to its conservatism. This movement included painters, sculptors, and architects. The first president of the Secession was Gustav Klimt, and Rudolf von Alt was made honorary president.

It was founded on 3 April 1897 by artists Gustav Klimt, Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann, Joseph Maria Olbrich, Max Kurzweil, and others. Although the architect Otto Wagner is one of the most important members he was not a founding member. The first exhibition was held in 1898. In 1898, the group's exhibition house was built near Karlsplatz. It was designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich, the exhibition building soon became known simply as "the Secession" (die Sezession). Their work was also published in a magazin called "Ver sacrum".

1903 Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser founded the Wiener Werkstätten, a union of artists who wanted to reform the applied arts (arts and crafts). 1905 Klimt and other artists left the group due to different opinions about art.

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  • Art Palace in Kraków, Poland, September 2019, 01

    Palace of Art, also known as "Secession", of the Kraków Society of Friends of Fine Arts, in Krakow Old Town

  • 2004 Austria 100 Euro Secession front

    The Secession coin

  • Alfred roller, XIV austellung... secession, vienna 1902, 02

    Poster for the 14th Secession Exhibit (1902), by Alfred Roller

  • Kolo Moser - Serpentinentänzerin - ca1902

    Dance by Koloman Moser (1902), inspired by dancer Lois Fuller

  • Maximilian Liebenwein - aus dem Märchen Die Gänsemagd

    Illustration to The Goose Girl by Maximilian Liebenwein, published in Ver Sacrum in 1902

  • Josef Maria Auchentaller - Plakat Seebad Grado - Leopold Museum 1906

    Advertising poster of Grado by Josef Maria Auchentaller (1906)

  • Dame in Gelb Max Kurzweil 1907

    Woman in a Yellow Dress by Max Kurzweil (1907)

  • The Kiss - Gustav Klimt - Google Cultural Institute

    The Kiss by Gustav Klimt (1907–08)

  • Secession 2016, Vienna

    Secession Building by Joseph Maria Olbrich (1897-8)

  • Majolikahaus Detail 10

    Floral design by Alois Ludwig on the facade of one of the Linke Wienzeile Buildings by Otto Wagner (1898)

  • Wienzeile

    A medallion by Koloman Moser and sculptures by Othmar Schimkowitz at Linke Wienzeile 38 (1898)

  • Penzing (Wien) - Kirche am Steinhof (2)

    Church of St. Leopold by Otto Wagner (1902-1907)

  • Wien - Österreichische Postsparkasse, Georg-Coch-Platz

    Austrian Postal Savings Bank by Otto Wagner (1904-1912)

  • Stoclet Palace Hoffmann Brussels 1911

    Stoclet Palace by Josef Hoffmann in Brussels (1905-1911)

  • Otto wagner, sedia con braccioli n.8, vienna 1898-99

    Armchair by Otto Wagner (1898-99)

  • Pillar cabinet (pfeilerschrank) - LACMA M.2007.162

    Cabinet by Joseph Maria Olbrich, of maple, fruitwood, ebony and brass (c. 1900) (Los Angeles Country Museum of Art)

  • Fauteuil de J.M. Olbrich (Musée de la colonie dartistes, Darmstadt) (7928651530)

    Armchair by Joseph Maria Olbrich made for the Darmstadt Artists' Colony (1900)

  • Armchair model 718 F, Otto Wagner, Vienna, made by Gebruder Thonet, c. 1905-1906, beechwood, aluminum, caning under upholstery - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09152

    Otto Wagner, Armchair of beechwood, aluminum, and cane under the upholstery (1905-06) (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts)

  • Otto wagner, armadio, creato per la sede del giornale die zeit a vienna, 1902

    Cabinet made for the offices of the newspaper Die Zeit, Otto Wagner, (1902)

  • Otto wagner, tavolino portavivande, creato per la villa dell'artista, vienna 1904

    Wagner, Otto, Portable table made for Wagner's villa (1904)

  • Bookcase - LACMA M.2003.29

    Bookcase by Koloman Moser (1902) (Los Angeles Country Museum of Art)

  • Koloman Moser - Inlaid Armoire from the Eisler-Terramare Apartment Bedroom - Google Art Project

    Inlaid Armoire by Koloman Moser (1903) (Leopold Museum)

  • Ngv design, josef hoffmann, adjustable-back chair (stitzmachine) 1905 circa 02

    Adjustable-back chair Model 670 "Sitzmaschine" by Josef Hoffmann (1905)

  • Johann loetz witwe, vaso iridescente giallo e blu, serie farfalle 1900

    Vase by Johann Loetz Witwe (1900)

  • Johann loetz witwe, vasi iridescenti, 1900

    Iridescent vases by Johann Loetz Witwe (1900)

  • Karl-Borromäus-Kirche-Innen2

    Stained glass window of St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery Church by Leopold Forstner (1908-1911)

  • Otto-Wagner-Kirche Seitenaltar links 2

    Altar mosaics of Church of St. Leopold by Bruno Mayer (1903-1907)

  • Wien - Marc-Anton-Monument (2)

    The monument to Mark Antony by Arthur Strasser (1899)

  • Klinger Beethoven2

    Beethoven torso statue by Max Klinger for XIV Secession exhibition (1902)

  • Jugendstil lamp - Friedhofskirche zum Heiligen Karl Borromäus - Max Hegele - Vienna

    A lamp in St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery Church

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