1908 Vienna Art Nouveau Art Show Fair Maiden Button
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An art exhibition held in 1908 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the accession of Emperor Franz Joseph, the event is considered to be a groundbreaking showcase of Viennese modernism. The poster by Bertold Loffer is a masterpiece of Jugendstihl, the German and Austrian version of Art Nouveau and depicts a stereotypical blonde, blue eyed fraulein.