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Small Lattice Basket, 1905

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Sheet iron galvanized, white lacquered, glass
17.9×8.6×11 cm

Artists

  • Josef Hoffmann

    (Pirnitz 1870–1956 Vienna)

  • Wiener Werkstätte
Currently on display at OG4
The world of geometry was the greatest source of inspiration for Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956) and Koloman Moser (1868–1918), co-founders of the Wiener Werkstätte, in its early years. Hoffmann’s predilection for square shapes even earned him the nickname “Quadratl-Hoffmann” (Squary Hoffmann) among friends. In many cases, however, the designs of the two are so similar that they cannot be unequivocally attributed to either one without a signed design drawing. The design of this lattice basket goes back to Hoffmann and the year 1905. It is one of a large group of objects made of galvanized sheet iron. On a roughly lozenge-shaped footprint, the walls of the handy basket are made up of a grid of squares. The handle is shaped in the form of an arch. The squares are mechanically punched out of the metal sheet. After the soldering of the individual parts, the grid basket was finally lacquered white. The tableware object was probably used for sweets or bread.
See also: Basket with Handle.

Object data

Artist/author
  • Design: Josef Hoffmann
  • Execution: Wiener Werkstätte
Title
Small Lattice Basket
Date
1905
Art movement
Wiener Werkstätte
Category
Arts and crafts
Material​/technique
Sheet iron galvanized, white lacquered, glass
Dimensions
17.9×8.6×11 cm
Signature
Stamp on the bottom: WIENER WERKSTÄTTE
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 5957
Inventory access
Accession 2016
Selection of Reference works
  • Wien 1900. Aufbruch in die Moderne, hrsg. von Hans-Peter Wipplinger, Wien 2019 (Ausst.-Kat. Leopold Museum, Wien, ab 15.03.2019).
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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i

Dr. Rudolf Leopold, Wien (o.D. bis 2010);
Dr. Elisabeth Leopold, Wien (2010-2016); (1)
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (seit 2016)

  1. Archiv des Leopold Museums, Kaufvertrag vom 06.12.2016 und Rechnung Nr. 01/2016 vom 16.11.2016

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