secession

Klimt’s art-historical importance as the leader of the turn-of-the-century Vienna Secession movement, and the decorative sumptuousness of his paintings, have always made him a highly valued artist.

Lady with a Fan is among the very few portraits by Klimt, a leading figure of the Vienna Secession art movement, to be owned privately.

Her 2021-22 show at Vienna’s Secession exhibition space made a particular impression on him.

Secession: speech or actions advocating Hong Kong’s independence from China.

Secession is not the ultimate goal of the initiative, Burum said.