Poster of the 18th Secession Exhibition
1904
Check out this towering, ultra-slim poster designed by Gustav Klimt for the 18th Vienna Secession exhibition! At the top, a fierce, geometric face of Pallas Athena stares out, her helmet and Medusa breastplate rendered in stark black and cream. The massive typography spelling the artist's name shows he was already the rockstar of this rebel art movement, which broke away from boring traditional academic art to embrace Symbolism and modern design. The text at the bottom references 'Ver Sacrum,' the group's famous magazine, tying this graphic masterpiece to their broader push for a new artistic era.
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