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To pay tribute to a new ideal of beauty in 1897 Klimt, Josef Hoffmann, Joseph Maria Olbrich, Koloman Moser, Carl Moll and several other artists became the founding fathers of an internatioally recognised group of artists calling themselves the Vienna Secession and became the artistic nucleus of Vienna Modernity The Inaugural Exhibition of 1902 was dedicated to Beethoven and Klimt's Frieze was his visual expression of Beethoven's 9th symphony. Drawing his inspiration from Beethovens 9th symphony, a total experience was planned for the original exhibition with the 4th movement of the symphony being played. This last movement set to music Schiller's poem The Ode to Joy. This major work of the Viennese art nouveau a 34 metre long frieze was created to mark this 14th exhibition of the "Secession" group of artists in 1902 and it was planned to destroy it afterwards. However the Beethoven Frieze was bought by a collector who cut it from the wall in 8 parts In 1973 the Austrian Republic bought and restored it and in 1983 it was re-mounted and made accessible to the public at the Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna. Klimt drew his inspiration from Beethovens 9th symphony, a total experience was panned for the original exhibition with the 4th movement of the syphony being played. This last movement set to music Schiller's poem The Ode to Joy. The 3 sections of the frieze form a narrative with the main character a knight - the left-hand wall being "Yearning for Happiness" - the Front wall "The Hostile Powers" where he confronts the forces of evil - - and the right-hand wall "The Longing for Happiness is fulfilled by "Poetry"" where he reaches the kingdom of Poetry and Art and finds True Love in a kiss. These pictures are brought to you in association with ALL POSTERS.COM Click on the picture to view a larger image or to buy the print  
Beethoven Frieze 1902 Gustav Klimt Buy This Art Print At AllPosters.com 
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