122:. In the late 1800s, the world saw new artistic trends involving progressive design theory that presented themselves in a variety of movements and styles across countries. As the modern world moved forward, artists desired new ways to both express and withdraw from these changes. In Vienna, which had become a leading city for these new artistic styles, this appeared in the Vienna Secession where many leading artists at the time sought a new place where they could exhibit and explore their work away from the Academy for Fine Arts (eventually building the
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Much of Moser's artpieces followed the same themes of the Wiener Werkstätte creating her own smaller objects. She began producing work by creating calendars as New Year's gifts for friends. She often included imagery from her own family life, as seen in one Tarot card deck where she incorporated
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likenesses of her own family members to portray a family story where everyone dressed as a different tarot card for a family wedding anniversary. She also displayed a fondness for toy soldiers in her tarot cards as well as biblical and mythological themes.
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