Kunstschau Wien 1908

Details

BERTOLD LOFFLER (1874-1960)
Kunstschau Wien 1908
lithographic poster in colours, 1908, on wove paper, printed by Alb. Berger, Wien
Image 310 x 441 mm.
Sheet 361 x 495 mm.

Literature

Denscher 70,
Vienna Secession 13,
Mascha p. 50,
Modern Poster 45, Maitres 1900 p. 182,
Design Graphique p. 28-29,
Encyclopedie de l'Affiche p. 323,
Kery p. 107,
Zeitzieger p. 190,
MoMA 158.1988.8.1988.

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Lot Essay

Kunstschau, organized under the leadership of Gustav Klimt. The large exhibition combined the work ofVienna's School of Arts and Crafts, the Art School for Women and Girls and the Wiener Werkstätte. It was held in a building built by Josef Hoffmann, specifically for the show, that contained 54 rooms and held the work of 179 artists; room 10 was dedicated to the poster art of Löffler. He also designed this striking poster advertising the exhibition.

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