Inlaid Wardrobe from the Bedroom of the Eisler von Terramare Apartment, 1903

Leopold Museum,
Vienna

Leopold Museum,
Vienna

Inlaid Wardrobe from the Bedroom of the Eisler von Terramare Apartment
1903

Maplewood, inlaid work including different woods, ivory, mother-of-pearl

210×130×60 cm

Caspar Hrazdil
Koloman Moser
(Vienna 1868–1918 Vienna)
Wiener Werkstätte
J. W. Müller (court carpenter)

Currently on display at OG3

Koloman Moser (1868–1918) was commissioned in 1902 by the newlywed couple Hans and Gerta Eisler von Terramare to create the complete interior design for their spacious apartment on Vienna’s Schottenring. It would be the most luxurious interior decoration designed by Moser. In keeping with the idea of a Gesamtkunstwerk, or universal work of art, Moser selected uniform colors and shapes throughout the apartment. The furnishings are testament to the exacting standards of modern Viennese design, characterized by the very best workmanship, an upholding of traditional craftsmanship and the use of exquisite materials. The reduced geometrical design vocabulary that was typical for Moser from 1900 is already clearly apparent here. The items of furniture were executed by the carpenter Caspar Hrazdil and the court carpenter J. W. Müller, and are almost consistently characterized by orthogonal shapes as well as understated planar decorations made from premium thuja and satinwood veneers.

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Object data

Artist/author

Execution: Caspar Hrazdil
Design: Koloman MoserGND
Execution: Wiener WerkstätteGND
Execution: J. W. Müller (court carpenter)

Title

Inlaid Wardrobe from the Bedroom of the Eisler von Terramare Apartment

Date

1903

Art movement

Wiener Werkstätte

Category

Furniture

Material/technique

Maplewood, inlaid work including different woods, ivory, mother-of-pearl

Dimensions

210×130×60 cm

Credit line

Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 4150

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).
Koloman Moser- Die Sammlung Leopold, hrsg. von Elisabeth Leopold/Stefan Kutzenberger, Wien 2018 (Ausst.-Kat. Leopold Museum, Wien, 18.01.2018-10.06.2018).
Wien 1900. Sammlung Leopold, hrsg. von Diethard Leopold/Peter Weinhäupl, Wien u.a. 2009.
Koloman Moser 1868-1818, hrsg. von Rudolf Leopold/Gerd Pichler, Wien 2007 (Ausst.-Kat. Leopold Museum, Wien, 25.05.2007-10.09.2007).

Keywords

interiorornamental cupboardhousingornament: geometric motifsfurniture/household effects

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Provenance

Provenance research
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Gerta und Dr. Hans Eisler von Terramare, Wien (1903-1906); (1)
Dr. von Webern, Wien (ab 1907);
von Webern jun., Wien (o.D.);
Wiener Antiquitätenhandel (um 1988);
Dr. Rudolf Leopold und Dr. Christian Meyer, Wien (um 1988);
Dr. Rudolf Leopold, Wien (o.D.); (2)
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (1994).

Gerd Pichler, Kolo Mosers “Wohnung für ein junges Paar” - Gerta und Dr. Hans Eisler von Terramare, in: Rudolf Leopold / Gerd Pichler (Hg.), Koloman Moser. 1868-1918, München u.a. 2007, S. 174-199
Schreiben von Dr. Ernst Ploil an Dr. Elisabeth Leopold vom 26.09.2014

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