Vienna Secession
By: [by] Robert Waissenberger ; [translated from the German].
Publisher: Academy Editions
Published: 1977
Place of publication: London
Language: eng; ger
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Wiener Secession.; Art, Modern -- 20th century.; Artists -- Biography.
Description: "The founding of the Vienna Secession in 1897 by a group of young progressive artists remains one of the most important developments in the history of art in the twentieth century. Otto Wagner, Joseph Maria Olbrich, Josef Hoffmann, Gustav Klimt and Kolomon Moser spearheaded the revolt against the Vienna academy, the Kunstlerhaus, which would enable them to exhibit their work and pursue their mutual aims free from academic structures...." -- Book jacket.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 121-123.
Translation of Wiener Secession.
Includes index.