FLORIAN KOLHAMMER - art since the turn of the 20th century

signiert "Loetz/Austria"

signed bottom right "Rud Quittner" Lit.: Catalog "Herbstausstellung und Gedächtnisausstellung Carl Freiherr v. Merode und Rudolf Quittner", Künstlerhaus Vienna 1910, p. 39. Künstler...

Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1834-1912) first came to Vienna when he exhibited at the Vienna World Exhibition in 1873. In 1879 he became honorable member of the Akademie of Fine Arts Vienna and was called to be a member of the jury of the First International Art Exhibition in Vienna at the Wiener Künstlerhaus in 1882. From this moment on, he exhibited regularly in the Austrian Empire until 1902. In 1882, the Austrian Cultural Ministry purchased his portrait of “La Fiammetta”. In 1895 and 1896, the renowned Galerie Miethke exhibited works by him, the painting “Madeleine” from 1876 among them. We believe that this particular work was to be exhibited at the “III. International Art Exhibition” in the Künstlerhaus in Vienna. The stock book of the exhibition clearly shows the entry in the French section of “Le Febre, Jule”, the name of the work “Lorelei” and the sales price of 35.000 Francs. The fact that the price is very high compared to his colleagues (Henner & Vibert 15.000 Francs) and that the frame for this piece was delivered in a separate box suggests that the work was quite large. It was found in a Villa in Vienna’s 19th district. Not only the frame but also the size and quality of the painting instantly beguiles the beholder. The format and the mythological motif of the “Lorelei” are very much in line with other known paintings by this artist. The composition of the oeuvre is also typical of the works of Jules Lefebvre: a central female figurine in a classic Italian pose, one knee slightly in front of the other. The painted rock in the background is also similar to the actual “Loreley” rock wall in Germany near Koblenz. Another beguiling fact is the model itself: in 1880, Jules Lefebvre discovered a young girl at the Hippodrome in Paris. Her name was Marie-Florentine Roger or Sarah Brown...

Table dimensions: H 79 x L 154 x D 82 cm (legroom: depth 44 x knee height 62 x leg width 51 cm) Armchair: seat height 45 x total height 82.5 x width 56 x total depth 58 x seat width ...

Oswald Grill, a native of Vienna, was a freelance artist active in Dachau since 1906 after studying painting under Karl Karger at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, as well as Car...

Dining table (transforming table), Fritz Nagel (design), Adolf Nagel (execution), Josef Hoffmann School, ca. 1910 Technique: Spruce veneered with oak, stained black and whitewashed,...

Set of 6 chairs, Fritz Nagel (design), Adolf Nagel (execution), school of Josef Hoffmann, ca. 1910 The chairs are part of a complete set of furniture. Technique: Solid oak, staine...

Emil Orlik was born in Prague in 1870 and attended Heinrich Knirr's private painting school and the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich after graduating from high school. From 1899 to 190...

The body of the lamp is manufactured by Johann Loetz Witwe for E. Bakalowits Söhne, ca. 1902. The glass is mould-blown and freeform, reduced and iridescent with Medici PG 2/484 decor...

Writing accessoire with two inkwells, model no. 2216 - Mszas 2, Carl Witzmann, Wiener Werkstätte, 1917 Bib.: photograph preserved in the Wiener Werktätte photo archives at the Austr...

Vase with silver mount, Johann Loetz Witwe, PG 6893 Creta decoration, ca. 1899

Vase with galvanoplated silver overlay, Johann Loetz Witwe, Cobalt Papillon decoration, ca. 1900 Technique: glass, mould-blown and freeform, reduced and iridescent, galvanoplated si...