Standing youth 1915

"Standing Youth" is a 1915 oil painting by Austrian artist Koloman Moser, who was a prominent figure in the Vienna Secession movement. The painting depicts a nude male figure standing in a stark, simplified composition with a luminous background. Moser's distinct style is evident in the flattened forms, bold outlines, and use of bright, saturated colors. The work is characterized by its decorative and symbolic nature, which exemplifies the artistic ideals of the Vienna Secession, a movement that sought to break away from traditional academic art and embrace new, innovative forms of expression. The painting's subject matter, a standing youth, evokes themes of purity, innocence, and the human form, inviting viewers to contemplate the complexities of human existence.