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Allegorical Female Head. Portrait Study for the Cover Vignette of the First Founders’ Portfolio of Ver Sacrum, 1898/99

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Pencil, ink, India ink on paper
29.1×45.9 cm

Artists

  • Koloman Moser

    (Vienna 1868–1918 Vienna)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment
Throughout the six-year run of the magazine Ver Sacrum, Koloman Moser (1868–1918) created around 140 contributions – from initials to covers – and had a greater impact on the design of the publication than any other artist. This portrait study, executed in pencil, ink and India ink on paper, is a draft for Moser’s *Cover Design of the First Founders’ Portfolio of Ver Sacrum; the final print decorated the cover of the founders’ issue and was published in the 4th issue of Ver Sacrum in 1899. Like the later version, this draft also shows Moser’s preference for long, curved lines. While the face of the allegorical female head remained largely unchanged, the execution as a stencil print led to alterations in the artistic design of the hair.

LVD, 2024

Object data

Artist/author
  • Koloman Moser
Title
Allegorical Female Head. Portrait Study for the Cover Vignette of the First Founders’ Portfolio of Ver Sacrum
Date
1898/99
Art movement
Art Nouveau, Secession
Category
Graphic work
Material​/technique
Pencil, ink, India ink on paper
Dimensions
29.1×45.9 cm
Signature
Designated lower center using pencil: Studie zu einer Patrona
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 2720
Inventory access
Contributed to the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung in 1994
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).
  • Linie und Form. 100 Meisterzeichnungen aus der Sammlung Leopold, hrsg. von Franz Smola/Fritz Koreny, Wien 2014 (Ausst.-Kat. Leopold Museum, Wien, 23.05.2014–20.10.2014).
  • Koloman Moser 1868-1818, hrsg. von Rudolf Leopold/Gerd Pichler, Wien 2007 (Ausst.-Kat. Leopold Museum, Wien, 25.05.2007-10.09.2007).
Keywords
woman/girlallegoryVer SacrumSecessionartists' association/eventshead (fem.)hair

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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i
Dr. Rudolf Leopold, Wien (o.D.);
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (seit 1994).

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woman/girlallegoryVer SacrumSecessionartists' association/eventshead (fem.)hair

2023/2024 Partial funding for digitization by the Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport „Kulturerbe digital“ as part of NextGenerationEU.