

Egon Schiele and Wally Neuzil
As mentioned in my last post, I recently visited Vienna for the first time. I was looking forward to seeing the work of major Secession artists such as Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele in their hometown. During our short stay, we saw the Beethoven Frieze at the Secession Building, major works from Klimt at the Lower Belvedere, and the world's largest collection of Schiele's work at the Leopold Museum. The Secession Building The Lower Belvedere The Leopold Museum The Leopold Muse


Vienna
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907) Gustav Klimt [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons In preparation for an upcoming trip to Vienna, I have been re-acquainting myself with my two of my favourite artists: Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele. Both formed an important part of turn-of-the-century Austria's Jugendstil movement (also known as Art Nouveau). As a teenager, I considered Klimt to be my favourite artist, but I suppose I couldn't really have articulated why that was. I wa