The Vienna Secession ( German : Wiener 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 .