The Wiener Werkst???tte, or Vienna Workshops, was founded in 1903. The firm's artistic co-founders, Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser, subscribed to the English Arts and Crafts ideal of exceptionally well-made objects designed by artists and executed by specialized craftsmen. Following the example of near contemporaries Ren??? Lalique and Louis Comfort Tiffany, Hoffmann and Moser shared the belief that jewelry should be valued for its artistic merit and not simply for its monetary value. This opulent publication, written by ...
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The Wiener Werkst???tte, or Vienna Workshops, was founded in 1903. The firm's artistic co-founders, Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser, subscribed to the English Arts and Crafts ideal of exceptionally well-made objects designed by artists and executed by specialized craftsmen. Following the example of near contemporaries Ren??? Lalique and Louis Comfort Tiffany, Hoffmann and Moser shared the belief that jewelry should be valued for its artistic merit and not simply for its monetary value. This opulent publication, written by Janis Staggs, highlights masterpieces created by the Wiener Werkst???tte between 1903 and the early twenties. It features significant pieces by Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, Carl Otto Czeschka, and Dagobert Peche, among others. Supplemental materials include relevant periodicals, design drawings, and photographs of prominent clients.
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HARDCOVER Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Oversized.
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Used-Very Good. The Wiener Werkstätte, or Vienna Workshops, was established in 1903 by Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser, artists who subscribed to the English Arts and Crafts ideal of exceptionally well-made objects designed by artists and executed by specialized craftsmen. Following the example of near contemporaries René Lalique and Louis Comfort Tiffany, Hoffmann and Moser shared the belief that jewelry should be valued for its artistic merit and not simply for its monetary value. This opulent publication, written by Neue Gallerie curator and expert in the period, Janis Staggs, highlights masterpieces created by the Wiener Werkstätte between the firm's inception in 1903 and the early 1920s. It features significant pieces by Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, Carl Otto Czeschka and Dagobert Peche, among others. Supplemental materials include relevant periodicals, design drawings and photographs of prominent clients, with an emphasis on fashion designer Emilie Floge, confidante of Gustav Klimt, who assembled a large collection of Wiener Werkstätte jewelry. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks. wrapped in complimentary Brodart dust jacket protector...
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book Dust jacket has edge wear, minor creases, minor scratches, rubbed corners/spine. Boards have edge wear, rubbed corners/spine. No writing.
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VG/VG. Black cloth boards with gilt stamped lettering, decorative black and gilt endpapers. Black dust jacket with color-illustration and balck and gold lettering. 118 pp. Color and BW illustrations. "This publication accompanies the first major museum exhibition devoted to Weiner Werkstatte jewelry. It highlights masterpieces created by Josef Hoffman, Koloman Moser, Carl Otto Czeschka, and Dagobert Pecne, among others. Supplemental materials include design drawings, as well as historic photographs of prominent clients wearing Wiener Werkstatte jewelry. There is a particular emphasis on fashion designer Emile Floge, confidante of Gustave Klimt, who assembled a large collection of Wiener Werkstatte jewelry. The central essay by Neue Galerie assistant curator Janis Staggs examines the founding of Wiener Werkstatte, the development of its working program, the role of key designers and patrons, and the legacy of this unique firm."-Jacket.
