Fledermaus

Art Deco "Thorn" table lamp (1920s) 🦇 Available now!

Thorn and floral motif wrought iron table lamp with satin glass lampshade from the early Art Deco period, in France. The distinguished Deco low-relief geometric pattern of the cone-shaped glass lampshade is supported by three rhythmically placed leaves, contrasting beautifully with the organic design from the lamp’s body.
In francophone late Art Nouveau style, the lamp's base is adorned with delicately sculpted leaves and flowers, while its stems transition fluidly into the body of the lamp displaying punctuated thorns. The intricate juxtaposition of the organic structure and the geometric motifs of lampshade render this design a notable transition piece.

Wrought iron body, satin glass lampshade
From France, circa 1920s
Not signed; not marked
H 39 cm

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Erwin Lang (1886-1962), “Andante” (1910)🦇Available now!

Original woodcut print “Andante” (1910) by Viennese painter and printmaker Erwin Lang (1886-1962) who dedicated a limited issued series of 9 woodcuts to depicting the successful dancer and choreographer Grete Wiesenthal (1885-1970), his spouse of 13 years, in the oeuvre “Grete Wiesenthal Holzschnitte” (1910).
Wiesenthal is considered a leading figure in modern dance in Austria and recognized by critics, who commented on her delicacy of movement, charm, and femininity.

Woodcut print no. 7
Ink on Japanese paper
H 27,5 x W 20,5 cm (sheet)
H 16,8 x W 15,4 cm (matrix)

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Sascha Schneider, The Anarchist (1894) 🦇

Symbolist painter and sculptor Sascha Schneider (Russian-German, 1870-1927) is known for his dreamlike and classical compositions populated by ominous figures from literature and ancient mythology.
Throughout Schneider's work, homoeroticism and the male body as an object of desire were prevalent motifs, setting him apart from other Symbolist artists of the time, as a pioneer LGBTQ figure in Art History.

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Josef Hoffmann's Fledermaus set [1905] 🦇 Available now!

Designed for the interior of the viennese Cabaret Fledermaus (1907-1913), the Fledermaus set is one of Hoffmann's most iconic furniture designs produced by Wittmann, that had been given sole creation authorization by Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956) according to his original designs.
Composed by two chairs and a round table, this particular set is made of stained black beech wood and Hoffmann's pattern fabric design in both seats and underneath the table's glass top. The set pieces' accentuated geometric and modernist structures in black stained wood are beautifully complemented by the contrasting light pattern and the polished brass plate at the table's base.

Designed by Josef Hoffmann in 1905
Original label "Hoffmann made by Wittmann Austria"

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Christopher Dresser's "Teapot" No. 2274 [1879] 🫖 Available now!

Silver-plated teapot with hollow square-shaped centre and ebony wood handle. The iconic industrial square-shaped teapot no. 2274 is often described as 'English Japanese', pointing to the Japanese influence in some of Dresser's most modern metalwork designs.

Model No. Model No. 2274 from 1879
Designed by Christopher Dresser (1834-1904)
Made by James Dixon and Sons

Silver-plated metal and ebony wood
Estimated Period of 1960-1969
Stamped "Designed by Dr C Dresser"
H 17,5 × W 5 × D 24 cm

Christopher Dresser designed utilitarian objects for the general public and is often regarded as the 'father of industrial design'. His most innovative designs were for objects to be made in metal. Some of his designs were considered too ahead of their time to go into production, and six exist only as prototypes.

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Emil Orlík, “Study on Gustav's Mahler Etched Portrait" (1912) 🎨 Available now!

Gustav Mahler (Austro-Bohemian, 1860-1911) was one of the leading conductors and composers of his generation, establishing a bridge between the Austro-German tradition of the 19th century and Modernism of the early 20th century. Although his music was relatively neglected for some time, Mahler became one of the most frequently performed and recorded of all composers to this day.

Collotype
Dated (on plate)
H 28,9 x W 21,7 cm (sheet)
H 23,8 x W 17, 8 cm (matrix)

Original collotype from 1912 of "Studien Zum Radierten Gustav Mahler-Bildnis" [1903] by Emil Orlík (1870-1932), German painter, etcher and lithographer.

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Franz von Stuck, "The Evening Star" [1911] 💫 Available now!

“Exploring spiritual and psychological extremes, including terror, evil, virtue, and hedonistic pleasure, Stuck's art epitomizes the preoccupation with the psyche, sexuality, and morality in European intellectual life at the turn of the century. Stylistically, Stuck combined a traditional approach to the figure with an expressive manipulation of color, space, and form that is eminently modern.” — Alison Hokanson, 2017

Photomechanical print
Signed (on plate)
H 29 x W 21,6 cm (sheet)
H 18,9 x W 20,2 cm (matrix)

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Sascha Schneider, "The Thought of Infinity" (1897) 🪐 Available now

Original wood engraving "Der Gedanke an das Unendliche" ("The thought of infinity"), from 1897 [1894] by the LGBTQ painter and sculptor Sascha Schneider (Russian-German, 1870-1927).

Wood engraving on Japanese paper
Signed on plate: J. J. Weber (engraver)
H 29,3 x W 21,8 cm (sheet)
H 14,7 x W 7,8 cm (matrix)

Contributing to the Symbolist movement, Schneider's work is known for his dreamlike depictions and classical compositions populated by ominous figures from literature, the bible and ancient mythology. Homoeroticism and the male body as an object of desire were also prevalent motifs throughout his artworks.

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Edvard Munch (1863-1944), "Vampire" [1895]🩸Available now!

Lithograph of the artwork "Vampyr" from 1923 (1895) by the famous Symbolist painter and printmaker Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944), a precursor of Expressionism and well-known for his representations of universal emotions such as love, loneliness and grief.

Lithograph
not signed
H 17,3 x W 24,5 cm (sheet)
H 12,5 x W 16,6 cm (matrix)

Contributing for the international development of Symbolism, Munch experimented with many different palettes, themes and techniques of drawing and painting throughout his artistic career, drawing his subjects from his cultural roots and tortured psyche.
Edvard Munch’s experimental approach to printmaking, particularly his woodcuts, and his expressive pictorial style rendered him one of the most celebrated and recognizable personalities in Art History to this day.

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Emil Orlík, "Japanese woman on a journey" (1912) 🪭 Available now!

Original collotype of the artwork "Japanerin Auf Der Reise" from 1912 by the German painter, etcher and lithographer Emil Orlík (1870-1932).

Collotype
Not signed
Dated and numbered
H 28,9 x W 21,7 cm (sheet)
H 23,8 x W 16,6 cm (matrix)

In a career span of almost fifty years, from the 1880s to the 1930, Japonisme defined Orlík’s career, becoming one of the most appreciated and distinctive elements of his oeuvre. Like many Western artists at the time, Emil Orlík’s work took inspiration from Japanese woodblock prints, ukiyo-e, its use of color and asymmetry, flattened planes and uses of compositional and negative spaces as well as the emphasis on diagonals.

At the turn of the century, Orlík became aware of the influence of Japanese Art in Europe and travelled through Asia in the year of 1900, visiting Hong Kong and then Japan, where he stayed until February 1901. His sketches catalog his travels in the form of a pictorial diary, in particular of 1900, in which many depictions of the Japanese culture can be observed.

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Joseph Maria Olbrich, "Once upon a time" (1904) 🎃🍂 Available now!

Original Litograph “Es war einmal" V ["Once upon a time"] (1904) by the co-founder of the Viennese Secession and Architect Joseph Maria Olbrich (1867-1908). Olbrich's body of work had a strong influence on the development of the Jugendstil movement and he is mostly celebrated for the projection of the Secession building (1898) in Vienna.

Lithograph
Signed on plate
H 23 x W 21,8 cm (sheet)
H 14,7 x W 14,5 cm (matrix)

The lithograph depicts the Playhouse of Princess Elisabeth of Hesse, gifted by her father Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, who commissioned Joseph Maria Olbrich in 1902 for the project. From its exterior and furniture's ornamental design to the decorative pieces, the entire complex is considered as self-contained work of art. Beyond projecting the playhouse, Olbrich dedicated the “Es was einmal” series (1904) to the princess, who died at a young age.

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Erwin Lang (1886-1962), “Tarantell” (1910)🦇Available now!

Original woodcut print “Tarantell” ["Tarantula"] (1910) by Viennese painter and printmaker Erwin Lang, who dedicated a limited issued series of 9 woodcuts to depicting Grete Wiesenthal (1885-1970), his spouse of 13 years, in the oeuvre “Grete Wiesenthal Holzschnitte” (1910)

Ink on Japanese paper
Woodcut print no. 3
H 27,5 x W 20,5 cm (sheet)
H 16,7 x W 15,5 cm (matrix)

Grete Wiesenthal (Austrian, 1885-1970) was a successful dancer, actor, choreographer, and dance teacher, considered a leading figure in modern dance in Austria and recognized by critics, who commented on her delicacy of movement, charm, and femininity.

In 1908, Wiesenthal made a solo performance at Vienna's Cabaret Fledermaus and later became the leading dancer in the three "Grete Wiesenthal Series" films: “Kadra Sâfa”, “Erlkönigs Tochter,” and “Die goldne Fliege” (1912-1914). After a pause in her career during the First World War, she opened her own school of dance in 1919.

[Photograph: Grete Wiesenthal and Lilly Berger in Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s Amor und Psyche, Berlin, 1911. Costumes designed by Erwin Lang. © Becker and Maass, from Wiesenthal (1911)]

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Franz von Stuck, “Study on ’Sisyphus’” (1912) 🦇 Available now!

“According to the Greek myth, Sisyphus is condemned to roll a rock up to the top of a mountain, only to have the rock roll back down to the bottom every time he reaches the top. The gods were wise in perceiving that an eternity of futile labor is a hideous punishment.”

Original collotype print of “Studie zu ‘Sisyphos’” [Study on ’Sisyphus’] from 1912, by Franz von Stuck (1863-1928), German symbolist painter, sculptor and printmaker, best known for his depictions of Ancient Mythology.

Red chalk collotype
Signed on plate
Numbered 20
H 29 x W 21 cm (sheet)
H 23,9 x W 17,8 cm (matrix)

Stuck's paintings and prints carry a sculptural quality, showcasing an attentive detail to the human figure, suggestive of his proclivities toward the field of Sculpture.

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Erwin Lang (1886-1962), “Schmetterling” (1910)🦇 Available now!

Original woodcut print “Schmetterling” (1910) by Viennese painter and printmaker Erwin Lang (1886-1962) who dedicated a limited issued series of nine woodcuts to depicting Grete Wiesenthal, his spouse of 13 years, in “Grete Wiesenthal Holzschnitte” (1910).

Woodcut no. 8
H 27,5 x W 20,5 cm (sheet)
H 16,9 x W 15,4 cm (matrix)

Grete Wiesenthal (Austrian, 1885-1970) as a successful dancer, actor, choreographer, and dance teacher, considered a leading figure in modern dance in Austria and recognized by critics, who commented on her delicacy of movement, charm, and femininity.

In 1908, Wiesenthal made a solo performance at Vienna's Cabaret Fledermaus and later became the leading dancer in the three "Grete Wiesenthal Series" films: “Kadra Sâfa”, “Erlkönigs Tochter,” and “Die goldne Fliege” (1912-1914). After a pause in her career during the First World War, she opened her own school of dance in 1919.

[Photograph: Grete Wiesenthal at Atelier Setzer (c. 1912) ©Theatermuseum, Vienna]

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Egon Schiele (1890-1918), "Mädchen" [1914] 🦇 Available now!

Original lithograph (1921) of "Mädchen" or "Liegendes Mädchen" [1914] by Austrian Modernist Egon Schiele (1890-1918), well-known for his masterful draftsmanship and insight into the human condition.

Signed and dated (on plate)
H 20,6 x W 15,3 cm (sheet)

Although his career was short, Schiele remains a major figure of Austrian Expressionism, whose prolific work paved the way for Modernism.

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Gustave Doré (1832-1883), "And many more too long" (1866) 🦇 Available now!

"And many more too long,
Embryos, and idiots, eremites, and friars.”
[J. Milton “Paradise Lost” Book III, lines 473, 474]

Original steel engraving from the series of illustrations by Gustave Doré of John Milton’s epic poem “Paradise Lost”, first published in 1667. The literary work was reinterpreted by Doré in 1886 through a set of 50 steel engravings depicting an idiosyncratic Sublime perspective of Paradise Lost, in the confluence of late Romanticism and early Symbolism.

French Romantic artist Gustave Doré was well-known for his highly valuable lithographs and his grandiose paintings. While Doré's extensive oeuvre spans every medium, his acclaim and posthumous renown stem primarily from his talents as an illustrator of classic literary works - such is the case of "Paradise Lost" (1866).

Signed (on plate)
H 25 x W 20 cm (matrix)

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Franz von Stuck, "The Munich sculptress Mrs. Maria Heilbronner" (1904) 🦇 Available now!

Original steel engraving print of "Die Münchener Bildhauerin Frau Maria Heilbronner ("The Munich sculptress Mrs. Maria Heilbronner") from 1904, by Franz von Stuck (1863-1928), German symbolist painter, sculptor and printmaker, best known for his depictions of Ancient Mythology.
Stuck's paintings and prints carry a sculptural quality and showcase attent detail to the human figure, suggestive of his proclivities toward the field of Sculpture.

Beyond his skillful artistic expression, Franz von Stuck made relevant contributions to Art History as co-founder of the Munich Secession (1893) and Master at the Munich Academy, in which he taught world renowned artists, such as Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee.

Steel engraving
Signed on plate: von Stuck; J.J. Weber (engraver)
H 42 x W 35 cm (sheet)
H 27 x W 23,1 cm (matrix)

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Franz von Stuck (1863-1928), “Verirrt” [1891] 🦇 Available now!

Original steel engraving print of “Verirrt” ("Stray") [1891] from 1904, by German symbolist Franz von Stuck (1863-1928) whose famous figurative prints carry a sculptural quality, indicative of his proclivities towards the field of Sculpture.

Steel engraving
Signed on plate: von Stuck; J.J. Weber (engraver)
H 42 x W 35 cm (sheet)
H 19,9 x W 18,3 cm (matrix)

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Max Klinger, "Cupid shoots at girl" (1912) 🏹 Available now!

Original collotype of "Amor Schiesst Auf Mädchen" ("Cupid shoots at girl") by jugendstil Symbolist Max Klinger (German, 1857-1920), well-known for his association with the Vienna Secession and Jugendstil, the German manifestation of Art Nouveau.

Numbered “1”
H 29 × W 21 cm (sheet)
H 12,8 × W 19,4 cm (matrix)

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Franz von Stuck (1863-1928) - "Die Rivalen" [1894] 🦇 Available now!

Original steel engraving print of "Die Rivalen" [1894] from 1904, by German Symbolist Franz von Stuck (1863-1928) whose figurative paintings carry a sculptural quality, indicative of his proclivities toward the field of Sculpture.

Signed and dated 1904 (on plate).
H 42 x W 35 cm (sheet).

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Gustave Doré (1832-1883), "Towards the coast of Earth beneath" (1866) 🦇 Available now!

“Towards the coast of Earth beneath,
Down from the ecliptic, sped with hoped success,
Throws his steep flight in many an aëry wheel.”
[J. Milton “Paradise Lost” Book III., lines 730-741.]

Original steel engraving from the series of illustrations by Gustave Doré of John Milton’s epic poem “Paradise Lost”, first published in 1667. The literary work was then reinterpreted by Doré in 1886 through a set of 50 steel engravings depicting an idiosyncratic Sublime perspective of Paradise Lost, in the confluence of late Romanticism and early Symbolism.

French Romantic artist Gustave Doré was well-known for his highly valuable lithographs and his grandiose paintings. While Doré's extensive oeuvre spans every medium, his acclaim and posthumous renown stem primarily from his talents as an illustrator of classic literary works - such is the case of "Paradise Lost" (1866).

Signed (on plate)
H 25 x W 20 cm (matrix)

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Max Klinger (1857-1920), "Von Meer Ausgeworfen" (1912) 🌊 Available now!

Rare original collotype of "Von Meer Ausgeworfen" ("Cast out from the sea"), by the German jugendstil Symbolist artist Max Klinger (1857-1920), well-known for his association with the Vienna Secession and Jugendstil, the German manifestation of Art Nouveau.

Numbered 42
H 29 x W 21 cm (sheet)
H 23,8 x W 15,2 cm (matrix)

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Max Klinger (1857-1920), "Der Nymphe Verführung" (1912) - Available now!

Rare original collotype of "Der Nymphe Verführung" ("The Nymph's Seduction"), by the German jugendstil Symbolist artist Max Klinger (1857-1920), well-known for his association with the Vienna Secession and Jugendstil, the German manifestation of Art Nouveau.

Numbered 17
H 29 x W 21 cm (sheet)
H 23 x W 14,4 cm (matrix)

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Max Klinger (1857-1920) "Der Feind Zieht Ein" (1912) - Available now!

Rare collotype of "Der Feind Zieht Ein" ("The Enemy is Approaching"), by the German jugendstil Symbolist artist Max Klinger (1857-1920), well-known for his association with the Vienna Secession and Jugendstil, the German manifestation of Art Nouveau.

Numbered 21
H 29 x W 21 cm (sheet)
H 19,5 x W 16,5 cm (matrix)

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