

You had the tradition of a centuries-old monarchy and a long-serving Habsburg emperor (Franz Joseph I) alongside a vibrant contemporary art scene led by the likes of Gustav Klimt. This online exhibit is dedicated to the Vienna Secession, an Austrian artistic movement that Klimt led between 1897-1904.

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Secession, a society of Austrian Art Nouveaux artists. Call us at 20 or email us at request a quote. Gustav Klimt (18671918) founds, along with other Viennese artists, the Viennese. White glove shipping or special packaging and handling is required for this item. Timeline 1928: Born on December 15th in Vienna, Austria 1948: Studied at the Art Academy of Vienna 1985: Finishing of the Hunderwasser-Building in Vienna. Internationally acclaimed furniture makers, works by Jacob and Josef Kohn can be found today in the Musuem of Modern Art and Disseny Hub Barcelona. In 1914 the company merged with Mundus, a holding company in Vienna, and became Kohn-Mundus. Around 1867, the company began making furniture and started factories in many cities. Led by Klimt, they decided to form a new society based on the models of the Berlin and Munich Secession founded by Franz von Stuck in 1892. Kohn) that made wooden parts for buildings in 1849. Jacob Kohn (1791-1868) and his son Josef Kohn (1818-1884) of Vienna (Wien) Austria founded a company (known as J. Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I is exhibited at the Vienna Secession (top) on the tenth anniversary of Klimts death. Kohn catalog 1902 with the catalog no.67. Having a beechwood frame, embossed/pressed seat and backrest, flaring steambent legs, and the original paper label and stamp, this sturdy bench is in beautiful original condition, preserving a rich patina of warm dark brown and tan hues. Kohn bentwood bench, circa late 1800s-1902 designed and manufactured by the famed father and son duo, Jacob and Josef Kohn of Vienna, Austria. The founding of the Vienna Secession thus marked the beginning of a new artistic era in Austria and heralded the birth of the Modern Movement.
