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Born in Vienna, Austria, Carl Julius Rudolf Moll studied art at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts where he was a student of Christian Griepenkerl and Emil Jakob Schindler, from whom he adapted his lyrical view of nature. As Vienna emerged as a vibrant center for avant-garde artists toward the end of the 19th century, Moll became a strong supporter of modern Austrian art and bringing international modern art to Vienna. He championed foreign artists such as Vincent van Gogh, encouraging the use of the Belvedere Gallery for exhibitions. Moll was a founding members of the Vienna Secession in 1897 and served as President from 1900-1901. The Secessionists advocated for art and lifestyle reform in line with European Modernism to showcase the latest developments in French Impressionism, Neo-Impressionism, and Belgian Symbolism, as well as international Art Nouveau. Moll was co-founder of the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops) in 1903, and became Director of the Miethke Gallery in Vienna, where he took over artistic direction and presented an ambitious program of International Western modernism including works by artists such as Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin. After leaving the Vienna Secession in 1905 with Gustav Klimt, Moll became Klimt’s exclusive representative for the Miethke Gallery. Carl Moll’s work is found worldwide in both private collections and public institutions, including the Belvedere in Vienna, and the Canadian National Gallery who purchased “Interior, Midday, Winter 1901” in 2020.