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Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #37: "Music" Lithograph
Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #37: "Music" Lithograph

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #37: "Music" Lithograph

By Koloman Moser

Located in Palm Beach, FL

His design sensibility is evident from the mid-century modern furniture of the 1950s and ‘60s to the psychedelic rock posters of the 1970s and remains a source of inspiration to many...

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1890s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

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Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #30: "Love" Lithograph
Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #30: "Love" Lithograph

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #30: "Love" Lithograph

By Koloman Moser

Located in Palm Beach, FL

His design sensibility is evident from the mid-century modern furniture of the 1950s and ‘60s to the psychedelic rock posters of the 1970s and remains a source of inspiration to many...

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Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #51: "Summer" Lithograph
Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #51: "Summer" Lithograph

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #51: "Summer" Lithograph

By Koloman Moser

Located in Palm Beach, FL

His design sensibility is evident from the mid-century modern furniture of the 1950s and ‘60s to the psychedelic rock posters of the 1970s and remains a source of inspiration to many...

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1890s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #94: "Heads" Lithograph
Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #94: "Heads" Lithograph

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #94: "Heads" Lithograph

By Koloman Moser

Located in Palm Beach, FL

His design sensibility is evident from the mid-century modern furniture of the 1950s and ‘60s to the psychedelic rock posters of the 1970s and remains a source of inspiration to many...

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1890s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #44: "Music" Lithograph
Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #44: "Music" Lithograph

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #44: "Music" Lithograph

By Koloman Moser

Located in Palm Beach, FL

His design sensibility is evident from the mid-century modern furniture of the 1950s and ‘60s to the psychedelic rock posters of the 1970s and remains a source of inspiration to many...

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1890s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #35: "Love & Wine" Lithograph
Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #35: "Love & Wine" Lithograph

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #35: "Love & Wine" Lithograph

By Koloman Moser

Located in Palm Beach, FL

His design sensibility is evident from the mid-century modern furniture of the 1950s and ‘60s to the psychedelic rock posters of the 1970s and remains a source of inspiration to many...

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1890s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #89: "Bookplate Spring" Lithograph
Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #89: "Bookplate Spring" Lithograph

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #89: "Bookplate Spring" Lithograph

By Koloman Moser

Located in Palm Beach, FL

His design sensibility is evident from the mid-century modern furniture of the 1950s and ‘60s to the psychedelic rock posters of the 1970s and remains a source of inspiration to many...

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1890s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

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Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #116: "Force, Thirst, Love" Lithograph
Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #116: "Force, Thirst, Love" Lithograph

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #116: "Force, Thirst, Love" Lithograph

By Carl Otto Czeschka

Located in Palm Beach, FL

While the artist’s work belongs unmistakably to the avant-garde of fin de siècle Vienna, it continues to appeal to art lovers for its timeless qualities of drama and elegance. ALL...

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1890s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

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Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #75: "Hunting, Fishing, Rowing, Cycling"
Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #75: "Hunting, Fishing, Rowing, Cycling"

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #75: "Hunting, Fishing, Rowing, Cycling"

By Koloman Moser

Located in Palm Beach, FL

His design sensibility is evident from the mid-century modern furniture of the 1950s and ‘60s to the psychedelic rock posters of the 1970s and remains a source of inspiration to many...

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Gerlach's Allegorien Folio, plate #58: "Sculpture" Lithograph, Gustav Klimt.
Gerlach's Allegorien Folio, plate #58: "Sculpture" Lithograph, Gustav Klimt.

Gerlach's Allegorien Folio, plate #58: "Sculpture" Lithograph, Gustav Klimt.

By Gustav Klimt

Located in Palm Beach, FL

This final design from 1896 for inclusion in Allegorien published by Gerlach & Schenk demonstrates respect for artistic precedent and for a wide range of media and technique.

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1890s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Gerlach's Allegorien Folio, plate #53: "Junius" Lithograph, Gustav Klimt.
Gerlach's Allegorien Folio, plate #53: "Junius" Lithograph, Gustav Klimt.

Gerlach's Allegorien Folio, plate #53: "Junius" Lithograph, Gustav Klimt.

By Gustav Klimt

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Klimt gives the viewer an intimate psychological portrait of life ripe with possibilities, in the June of life. ALLEGORIEN-NEUE FOLGE, 1897, published by Gerlach & Schenk Verlag f...

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1890s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #20: "Song, Love, Music, Dance" Lithograph
Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #20: "Song, Love, Music, Dance" Lithograph

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #20: "Song, Love, Music, Dance" Lithograph

By Koloman Moser

Located in Palm Beach, FL

His design sensibility is evident from the mid-century modern furniture of the 1950s and ‘60s to the psychedelic rock posters of the 1970s and remains a source of inspiration to many...

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Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #47: "Morning in the Spring" Lithograph
Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #47: "Morning in the Spring" Lithograph

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #47: "Morning in the Spring" Lithograph

By Koloman Moser

Located in Palm Beach, FL

His design sensibility is evident from the mid-century modern furniture of the 1950s and ‘60s to the psychedelic rock posters of the 1970s and remains a source of inspiration to many...

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1890s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

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Paper

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #93: "Science" Lithograph by Carl Otto Czeschka
Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #93: "Science" Lithograph by Carl Otto Czeschka

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #93: "Science" Lithograph by Carl Otto Czeschka

By Carl Otto Czeschka

Located in Palm Beach, FL

While the artist’s work belongs unmistakably to the avant-garde of fin de siècle Vienna, it continues to appeal to art lovers for its timeless qualities of drama and elegance. ALL...

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1890s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #98: "Poetry" Lithograph by Carl Otto Czeschka
Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #98: "Poetry" Lithograph by Carl Otto Czeschka

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #98: "Poetry" Lithograph by Carl Otto Czeschka

By Carl Otto Czeschka

Located in Palm Beach, FL

While the artist’s work belongs unmistakably to the avant-garde of fin de siècle Vienna, it continues to appeal to art lovers for its timeless qualities of drama and elegance. ALL...

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Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #78: "Hunting" Lithograph by Carl Otto Czeschka
Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #78: "Hunting" Lithograph by Carl Otto Czeschka

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #78: "Hunting" Lithograph by Carl Otto Czeschka

By Carl Otto Czeschka

Located in Palm Beach, FL

While the artist’s work belongs unmistakably to the avant-garde of fin de siècle Vienna, it continues to appeal to art lovers for its timeless qualities of drama and elegance. ALL...

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1890s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #83: "Seasons" Lithograph by Carl Otto Czeschka
Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #83: "Seasons" Lithograph by Carl Otto Czeschka

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #83: "Seasons" Lithograph by Carl Otto Czeschka

By Carl Otto Czeschka

Located in Palm Beach, FL

While the artist’s work belongs unmistakably to the avant-garde of fin de siècle Vienna, it continues to appeal to art lovers for its timeless qualities of drama and elegance. ALL...

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Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #85: "Hunting" Lithograph by Carl Otto Czeschka
Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #85: "Hunting" Lithograph by Carl Otto Czeschka

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #85: "Hunting" Lithograph by Carl Otto Czeschka

By Carl Otto Czeschka

Located in Palm Beach, FL

While the artist’s work belongs unmistakably to the avant-garde of fin de siècle Vienna, it continues to appeal to art lovers for its timeless qualities of drama and elegance. ALL...

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1890s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

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Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #78: "Dance & Wine" Lithograph by Carl Otto Czeschka
Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #78: "Dance & Wine" Lithograph by Carl Otto Czeschka

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #78: "Dance & Wine" Lithograph by Carl Otto Czeschka

By Carl Otto Czeschka

Located in Palm Beach, FL

While the artist’s work belongs unmistakably to the avant-garde of fin de siècle Vienna, it continues to appeal to art lovers for its timeless qualities of drama and elegance. ALL...

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Gerlach's Allegorien, plate #46: "Love" Lithograph, Gustav Klimt.
Gerlach's Allegorien, plate #46: "Love" Lithograph, Gustav Klimt.

Gerlach's Allegorien, plate #46: "Love" Lithograph, Gustav Klimt.

By Gustav Klimt

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Klimt’s association with Martin Gerlach dates back to the early 1880s when Gerlach and Schenk published their first edition of Allegorien und Embleme.

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1890s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

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Gerlach's Allegorien, plate #46: "Love" Lithograph, Gustav Klimt.
Gerlach's Allegorien, plate #46: "Love" Lithograph, Gustav Klimt.

Gerlach's Allegorien, plate #46: "Love" Lithograph, Gustav Klimt.

By Gustav Klimt

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Klimt’s association with Martin Gerlach dates back to the early 1880s when Gerlach and Schenk published their first edition of Allegorien und Embleme.

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1890s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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Surely you’ll find the exact gerlachs allegorien you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. When looking for the right gerlachs allegorien for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of beige, white and black. A gerlachs allegorien from Koloman Moser, Carl Otto Czeschka and Gustav Klimt — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Artworks like these — often created in lithograph and paper — can elevate any room of your home. A large gerlachs allegorien can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller gerlachs allegorien, measuring 13.25 high and 13.25 wide, may better suit your needs.

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A Close Look at Expressionist Art

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Finding the Right Figurative-prints-works-on-paper for You

Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.

Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.

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