Secession art

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Koloman Moser | An experimental station of the end of the world | Karl Kraus thus baptizes the melting pot of art, thought and innovation in Vienna

The Seasons by Czech artist Alfons Mucha, 1896. These four painted panels are the original set of what was to become many, in a widely varied series.

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was born and died in Vienna, where he helped found the Vienna Secession, a contemporary art movement closely related to Art Nouveau. He received formal training at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts.

Vienna Secession, Art Nouveau, Jugendstil, fin de siècle, Gustav Klimt, Koloman Moser, Graphic Design

Koloman Moser (Austrian, 1868-1918) Koloman Moser was a graphic artist and designer of the Vienna Secession. Along with Gustav Klimt and Josef Hoffmann, Moser designed the art journal Ver...

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There are many things one can learn from old magazines, not the least of which is the existence of once popular and now comparatively forgotten illustrators and designers who contributed great talent to their respective periodicals. Ezio Anichini is an Italian artist/illustrator (born in Florence; 1886–1948) whose versatility, craft, and stylistic mastery were equal to many of the more well-known of his era. He could be Leon Bakst in one picture, Aubrey Beardsley in another,