The Portrait in Vienna 1867–1918
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The Portrait in Vienna 1867–1918

at The National Gallery, London
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The Portrait in Vienna 1867–1918

The Portrait in Vienna 1867–1918 is the first exhibition to explore Viennese portraiture during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, showing both the continuity and the rupture between the Biedermeier and imperial traditions of the 19th century and the innovations of avantgarde artists such as Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Richard Gerstl and Oskar Kokoschka in the years around 1900. The period is widely regarded as the time when the avant-garde overthrew the academy.

The exhibition explores how portraiture came to be closely identified with the distinctive flourishing of modern art in Vienna during its famed fin-de-siècle years. It is divided into six sections: Biedermeier-Modern (the rediscovery around 1900 of early 19thcentury portraits of the Alt-Wien bourgeoisie); Modern Family/Modern Child; The Artist; Modern Men/Modern Women; Love and Loss (the use of the portrait to declare love and commemorate the dead); and Finish and Failure (unfinished works abandoned by frustrated artists, or rejected by outraged sitters).

Rated Excellent

The Portrait in Vienna 1867–1918 image © The National Gallery, London

The National Gallery

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London
WC2N 5DN

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The Portrait in Vienna 1867–1918 image © The National Gallery, London

The National Gallery

Trafalgar Square
London
WC2N 5DN

Disabled Booking:
0207 747 2590

See all events at The National Gallery