Gustav Klimt and the Vienna Secession

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This week I analyze Klimt’s most famous piece, the iconic “Kiss,” in the context of the Vienna Secession and the artist’s own Symbolist background.

Via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6Ic8SF0qzA

Österreichische Galerie Belvedere
Upper Belvedere: Level 1

"The Kiss"

by Gustav Klimt

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