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Centerpiece, 1905

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Sheet iron galvanized, laquered
10.7×33×33 cm

Artists

  • Josef Hoffmann

    (Pirnitz 1870–1956 Vienna)

  • Wiener Werkstätte
Unfortunately not on display at the moment
The world of geometry provided the greatest source of inspiration to the two founders of the Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956) and Koloman Moser (1868–1918), during the first years after the workshop’s inception. His penchant for squares even earned Hoffmann the sobriquet “Quadratl-Hoffmann” [square Hoffmann] among his friends. In many instances, the designs by the two artists are so similar that they cannot be conclusively assigned to either without the existence of signed design drawings. The design of this centerpiece is part of a comprehensive series of objects made from zinc-plated sheet iron. These squares were mechanically punched into the sheet metal.

Object data

Artist/author
  • Design: Josef Hoffmann
  • Execution: Wiener Werkstätte
Title
Centerpiece
Date
1905
Art movement
Wiener Werkstätte
Category
Arts and crafts
Material​/technique
Sheet iron galvanized, laquered
Dimensions
10.7×33×33 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 4220
Inventory access
Contributed to the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung in 1994
Selection of Reference works
  • Wien 1900. Sammlung Leopold, hrsg. von Diethard Leopold/Peter Weinhäupl, Wien u.a. 2009.
Keywords
design/arts and craftornament: geometric motifsornament (round and curved forms)furniture/household effects

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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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