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Daily Archives: July 3, 2011
four museums in a day: secession
My next stop was the Secession House, so named because the painter Gustav Klimt and some of his friends decided in 1897 to secede from the Viennese art establishment. This had a lot to do with a situation in which … Continue reading
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Tagged Austria, Beethoven frieze, Gustav Klimt, Nazis, Secession, Vienna, World War II
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four museums in a day: impressionists
I knew I had a lot to do today. Apart from all the Viennese stuff, I had spotted an ad for an exhibition at a Hofburg gallery called the Albertina: Monet Picasso. I had taken it that this would be … Continue reading
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Tagged Albertina, Austria, Impressionism, Impressionists, Monet Picasso, Vienna
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