The Leopold Museum: Klimt, Schiele, Kokoschka and the Viennese Secession with an Art Historian | Tickets Included

At the end of the 19th century some Viennese artists formed a progressive movement that rejected academic doctrines and conservative views on painting. These artists created under the motto "To each time its art, and to art its freedom". Klimt, Schiele, Kokoschka are the biggest names in Viennese Expressionism and Art Nouveau - these artists at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries refused to create the merely "beautiful" and set out to find a new meaning for art. On my tour you will see the canvases of these and many other outstanding masters of the period, and learn what the Secession is, how the Viennese artists arrived at the views they embodied in their works, and why these images remain so compelling today.

I will introduce you to Viennese artists at the Leopold Museum to explore why their art was created and why it moves us today. Starting with Klimt's early portraits, we’ll trace his development to the 'golden' period. You'll see his striking" Death and Life" and understand his artistic sacrifices. We will also examine Egon Schiele's self-portraits through the lens of psychoanalysis to capture the concepts of this shifting epoch. If you'd like to enhance the itinerary, we can take a 5-to-7-minute walk to the Secession to view Gustav Klimt’s magnificent Beethoven Frieze. This 30-minute extension adds €90 to the tour. Tickets to the Secession (€13 per person) are purchased separately. Please let me know if you would like to include this option, and I will gladly send the updated link.