The exhibition shows 202 works by 70 artists, including prints, drawings, litographs and paintings. It covers the period from 1897, when the Union of Austrian Artists was formed, to 1905, marking the separation of the Klimt Group from the Union, Marian Bisanz-Prakken, art historian at Vienna's Albertina Museum, said at the opening.
For the Budapest show altogether 57 works by Klimt and several others Secession artists have been selected, including Kolo Moser, Carl Moll and Ferdinand Andri, she added.
The exhibition, entitled "Nuda Veritas - Gustav Klimt and the Origins of the Vienna Secession" is the largest exhibition on Viennese Secession ever shown in Budapest, museum director Laszlo Baan said at the opening. One of the most outstanding pieces is "Nuda Veritas (The Naked Truth)" seen together with six other paintings by Klimt, he said.
Most of the works on display are from museums and private collections in Vienna, but there are pieces from all over the world, including Nagoya in Japan, Baan said.
The exhibition was opened by Parliamentary Speaker Laszlo Kover and will run until January 9.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI) / Photo: MTI
