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Skyscraper Bud Vase

Skyscraper Bud Vase

Josef Hoffmann

"Of the metal works issued by the Wiener Werkstätte, flatware, small vessels and boxes, and Gitterwerk (lattice-work) were the leading products. Hoffmann's original Gitterwerk designs were intended for more affordable distribution and, like these painted bud vases, were made of sheet metal finished with white lacquer. Around 1906 Hoffmann also began to produce similar pieces in silver, exemplified by the pair of mandala-shaped baskets (see 2012.32.3.1-2). Gitterwerk was also used in the design of other domestic items such as candleholders, trays, storm lamps, cruet holders, and plant stands. These pieces appeared both in silver plate and white-painted finishes." (Skrypzak, Design Vienna 1890s to 1930s, 67-68)
Artist
Josef Hoffmann
(Austrian, 1870 - 1956)
Title
Skyscraper Bud Vase
Date
1905-1907
Medium
Latticework sheet metal and paint
Dimensions
9 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. overall
Credit
Gift of Barbara Mackey Kaerwer
Accession No.
2012.32.4.2
Classification
Metalwork
Geography
Austria

Related

Before 1997, sold by Barry Friedman, Ltd. (New York, NY) to The Galerie St. Etienne (New York, NY); February 1997, sold to Barbara Mackey Kaerwer (Eden Prairie, MN); 8 November 2012, gifted to Chazen Museum of Art

  • Skrypzak, Joann. "Design Vienna 1890s to 1930s," Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 2003. p. 67, no. 39

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