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Flower Table, Model No. M 436, c. 1905

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Sheet iron zinc-plated, lacquered
82.3×65.8 cm

Artists

  • Josef Hoffmann

    (Pirnitz 1870–1956 Vienna)

  • Wiener Werkstätte
Unfortunately not on display at the moment
The world of geometry was the greatest source of inspiration for Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956) and Koloman Moser (1868–1918), co-founders of the Wiener Werkstätte, in its early years. Hoffmann’s predilection for square shapes even earned him the nickname “Quadratl-Hoffmann” (Squary Hoffmann) among friends. In many cases, however, the designs of the two are so similar that they cannot be unequivocally attributed to either one without a signed design drawing. The design of this lattice basket goes back to Hoffmann and the year 1905. It is one of a large group of objects made of galvanized sheet iron. On a roughly lozenge-shaped footprint, the walls of the handy basket are made up of a grid of squares. The handle is shaped in the form of an arch. The squares are mechanically punched out of the metal sheet. After the soldering of the individual parts, the grid basket was finally lacquered white. The tableware object was probably used for sweets or bread.

Object data

Artist/author
  • Design: Josef Hoffmann
  • Execution: Wiener Werkstätte
Title
Flower Table, Model No. M 436
Date
c. 1905
Art movement
Wiener Werkstätte
Category
Furniture
Material​/technique
Sheet iron zinc-plated, lacquered
Dimensions
82.3×65.8 cm
Signature
Stamp: WIENER WERKSTAETTE
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 6082
Inventory access
Accession 2017
Selection of Reference works
  • Wien 1900. Sammlung Leopold, hrsg. von Diethard Leopold/Peter Weinhäupl, Wien u.a. 2009.
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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i

Privatsammlung Leopold, Wien; (1)
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (2017)

  1. Archiv des Leopold Museums, Kaufvertrag und Rechnung Nr. 1/2017 vom 03.07.2017

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