KNOWING MORE ABOUT THE SECESSION ....
I really had had no intention of going to see the Gustave Klimt. (1862-1918). I had seen a retrospective of his work along side Egon Shiele (1890-1918) in 2008 (I think) and of course when in Vienna, we had visited and seen everything to do with the two artists. My association with his work, is very much this:- Judith 1901 Salome, 1909 « Judith » (1901) is essentially a portrait of an end of century Viennese lady in an oriental costume. A seductress, a woman exuding a pure sensuality from every pore don’t you think ? or Salome …… or his erotica and the same goes with Egon Shiele. After the Graffiti, I crossed the road to the other section of the Pinacothèque - there was no queue as there had been in the first months. I would chance it. I sailed in, praying that it would be the same situation as with the Graffiti. It was not crowded. However, this time around, there would be no photo...