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 had resigned from the Association of Austrian Artists , housed in the Vienna Künstlerhaus .
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 .