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82 β€” Otto Wagner β€” 4/5 β€” Secession

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Wagner's Empire Strikes Back

Wagner was the preeminent painter of the secession. His work is shocking to traditional taste because they are so erotic but nobly need. Wagner's taking a radical turn as we saw with modern architecture and it's coming to a bit of a head in The Empire Strikes Back.

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