Josef Hoffmann - FOLDING SCREEN WITH VEDUTES LITHOGRAPHS SHOWING VIEWS OF VIENNA

Date	1908
Period	20th century
Origin	Vienna
Medium	Solid oak, Stained black, Polished
Dimensions	51 x 15 x 3 cm (20¹/₈ x 5⁷/₈ x 1¹/₈ inches)
Gallery	Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Description
Technical

Designed by: Folding screen: Josef Hoffmann
Vedutes: 9 Urban Janke, 3 school of Prof. B. Löffler 1908
Reverse side: Ugo Zovetti, WW series of lithographs no. 13, 6 different bird scenes
Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna around 1908

The scene "Aus Schönbrunn" and the bird scenes on the reverse side have been replaced by reproductions.

Excellent original condition

On a contemporary photograph of the Wiener Werkstätte exhibition room in Vienna I, Graben 15, the folding screen is depicted in a niche.

Date: 1908
Period: 20th century
Origin: Vienna
Medium: Solid oak, Stained black, Polished
Dimensions: 51 x 15 x 3 cm (20¹/₈ x 5⁷/₈ x 1¹/₈ inches)
Provenance: private property, Austria
Literature: Wiener Werkstätte archives at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) Vienna, inventory no.: WWF 103-178-1; exhibition room of the Wiener Werkstätte shop, interior view of the sales room, Vienna I, Graben 15, Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, vol. XXIV, 1909, p. 243. T. Hansen, Die Postkarten der Wiener Werkstätte, Munich, 1982, p. 30, p.127 et seq.
Categories: Decorative Arts & Design, Works of Art