Vienna 1900: Art Life & Culture

About this book

At the turn of the 20th century Vienna was one of the most exciting cities on earththe central gathering spot of the European avant-garde in art architecture literature music journalism philosophy psychiatry and theater. The dynamic cross-pollination among the revolutionary figures involvedKlimt Kokoschka the Wiener Werksttte Mahler Freud Wittgenstein and many moreturned the Austrian capital into an extraordinary laboratory for new ideas and concepts. It is where modern was born. With more than 500 illustrations Vienna 1900 is a unique concise portrait of a vibrant world and its most important protagonists.