Secession art movement undoubtedly changed the art landscape of Europe and had set the foundation for next artistic directions that will follow. Croatia did not have one, but rather two artists secession. The first one took place almost at the same time as the Viennese one, while the second was caused by the disagreement of Dalmatian and Croatian artists, which resulted in separation of Dalmatian artists into their own society: Society of Croatian Artists Medulić. In this period, an attempt was made to realize the Croatian national style, but it was rather unsuccessful; primarily due to the lack of understanding of the new art concept and by older generation forcing the old historicist style. It was the secession that offered the conditions for achieving this goal, and unfortunately, an opportunity to develop a much more different and interesting Croatian national style was missed. Eventually, the secession art movement disappeared from the art scene within the whirlwind of World War I, but in its short life left a deep mark on the aesthetics of art and society as well.