Vienna 1900 Complete - Hardcover

Christian Brandstätter; Rainer Metzger; Daniela Gregori

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500519307 ISBN 13: 9780500519301

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

At the turn of the 20th century, Vienna became an epicentre for new thought. A multi-disciplinary environment emerged where music, writing and intellectual thought all flourished, often brought together in the capital s famous coffee houses. This was the time of Freud and Wittgenstein, of Mahler and Schönberg, and of the Secession (1897 1905), the modern movement led by Klimt, Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser that aimed to bring different arts together in a Gesamtkunstwerk , a total work of art; of Jugendstil, Vienna s Art Nouveau; and of the Wiener Werkstätte, the workshop founded in 1903 by Moser and Hoffmann that revolutionized the decorative and graphic arts.

There have been many exhibitions and publications devoted to this efflorescence, and even more monographs devoted to its key players. None, however, brings together a selection of visual material from across the different artistic disciplines as significant as this current volume, curated and authored by three leading scholars of the period. The book covers all areas of production: painting and drawing; decorative arts and crafts; applied art and book design; fashion, photography and architecture. In each section the illustrations take the lead, creating an invaluable visual reference point for all those eager to identify a given category of the arts within this period, particularly in the field of the decorative arts, from ceramics to glass, silverwork, furniture, jewelry; and graphic arts, from book design to posters and postcards. There are also many less familiar works in the field of fashion and photography, and a particular focus is given to the role of women in all disciplines of the time.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Fine Arts 2. Painters 3. The Wiener Werkstätte 4. Commercial Art and Publications 5. Glass 6. Ceramics 7. Metalwork 8. Fashion, Textiles and Jewelry 9. Furniture 10. Graphic Art and Bookbinding 11. Photography 12. Architecture A Z of Artists and Manufacturers

About this title

Review:

Magisterial --World of Interiors

As wonderfully self-indulgent as Vienna itself --Mature Times

A lavish visual journey ... comprehensive and exquisitely produced --The Lady Books of the Year

Gorgeous! --Antiques Diary

Splendid ... lavishly documents the aesthetic reflection of a wider political and cultural struggle, one destined to remain very much alive --Literary Review

A beautifully illustrated and well presented book --The Art Newspaper

A decadent delve into the city s turn-of-the-century artistic output, spanning everything from furniture design to the unsung women of the city s cultural scene --National Geographic Traveller

About the Author:

Christian Brandstatter is a Viennese author, curator and publisher. Among his previous books is Wonderful Wiener Werkstatte, also published by Thames & Hudson. Rainer Metzger is an art historian and author who has been a professor at the Kunstakademie Karlsruhe since 2004. His books include Gustav Klimt: Drawings and Watercolours (2005), Berlin in the 20s (2007) and Munich: Its Golden Age of Art and Culture 1890-1920 (2009), all published by Thames & Hudson. Daniela Gregori studied Art History in Vienna and Hamburg. As an author and journalist she works especially in the field of applied arts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0500519307
• ISBN 13: 9780500519301
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 544