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Glass Cabinet in Black and White, c. 1906

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Wood, lacquered, glass
184.5×60.3×38.5 cm

Artists

  • Josef Hoffmann

    (Pirnitz 1870–1956 Vienna)

Currently on display at OG4
This glass cabinet was designed by the architect and designer Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956) around 1906. Hoffmann used a narrow, rectangular body which tapers off at the top in the shape of a curved arch. The cabinet has three shelves and is made from wood with black varnish. Only the frame of the cabinet’s door boasts a pattern made up of black and white rectangles, providing a visual anchor point with its geometrical decor. The world of geometry furnished Hoffmann with the basis for many arts-and-crafts designs during the first years of the Wiener Werkstätte and has become characteristic for the Viennese variant of international Art Nouveau. In his oeuvre, the protagonist of Modernism focused on an execution that showed respect for the materials.

Object data

Artist/author
  • Josef Hoffmann
Title
Glass Cabinet in Black and White
Date
c. 1906
Art movement
Art Nouveau
Category
Furniture
Material​/technique
Wood, lacquered, glass
Dimensions
184.5×60.3×38.5 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 4352
Inventory access
Contributed to the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung in 1994
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Provenance

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