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Catalogue for the 25th Exhibition of the Hagenbund. An Exhibition in Celebration of the Emperor. Hagenbund — Mánes — Sztuka, 1908

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Letterpress
18.8×17×1.3 cm 18.8×34 cm

Artists

  • Rudolf Junk

    (Vienna 1880–1943 Pressbaum-Rekawinkel)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment
When he became a member of the Hagenbund in 1909, Rudolf Junk (1880–1943) succeeded Joseph Urban (1872–1933), one of the artists’ association most important founding members, as the cover designer of the Hagenbund’s exhibition catalogues. While the designs of his predecessor had been characterized by softly flowing lettering and decorative elements, Junk oriented himself on the floral design vocabulary of the English Arts and Crafts movement and the Wiener Werkstätte. The 1907 and 1908 catalogues are examples of a design filling almost the entire cover with stylized leaf and flower ornaments. Junk is considered the first designer who signed his catalogue covers. The multiple reproductions of his designs are indicative of Junk’s influence and the recognition he enjoyed among his colleagues.

Object data

Artist/author
Title
Catalogue for the 25th Exhibition of the Hagenbund. An Exhibition in Celebration of the Emperor. Hagenbund — Mánes — Sztuka
Date
1908
Art movement
Hagenbund
Category
Book
Material​/technique
Letterpress
Dimensions
18.8×17×1.3 cm 18.8×34 cm
Credit line of the permanent loan
Leopold Museum Library, Vienna
Inventory access
Contributed to the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung in 2017
Selection of Reference works
  • Hagenbund. Von der gemäßigten zur radikalen Moderne, hrsg. von Hans-Peter Wipplinger, Köln 2022 (Ausst.-Kat. Leopold Museum, Wien 16.09.2022 bis 06.02.2023).
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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i

Österreichische Privatsammlung;
Auktion: 22.06.2017, Im Kinsky Wien, Auktion Nr. 116, Alte Meister, Los Nr. 1340; (1)
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (seit 2017). (2)

  1. Auktionshaus im Kinsky GmbH, Onlinekatalog: https://imkinsky.com/ergebnisse/116/560/5/67395
    (abgefragt 16.11.2023)
  2. Archiv des Leopold Museums, Rechnung vom 24.06.2017

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