About Galerie Fledermaus
Galerie Fledermaus specializes in symbolist and expressionist artwork, with an emphasis on the Vienna Secession 1897-1930. Our exhibitions bridge past and present. In juxtaposing the works of established modern masters with contemporary artists of quality we provide historical context and speak to a continuum of inspiration.
Featured Pieces
E. Strache, Handzeichnungen folio, "Reclining Female Nude" Collotype plate
By (after) Egon Schiele
Located in Chicago, IL
after Egon Schiele (1890 – 1918), AUSTRIA
“ART CANNOT BE MODERN, ART IS PRIMORDIALLY ETERNAL.” -SCHIELE
Defiantly iconoclastic in life and art, Egon Schiele is esteemed for his mas...
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1920s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints
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Paper
Max Eisler Eine Nachlese folio "Gastein" collotype
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler Plate #21, Gastein; grey-green monochrome collotype after the 1917 painting in oil on canvas. Original destroyed by fire May 1945.
GUSTAV KLIMT EINE N...
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1930s Vienna Secession Landscape Prints
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Paper
Max Eisler Eine Nachlese folio "Studies for the Frieze at Palais" 4 collotypes
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler Plates #13-16, black & white collotypes after the 1911 cartoon originally in crayon, graphite pencil, gouache and metal powders.
#13 Der Lebensbaum (An...
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1930s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints
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Archival Paper
Max Eisler Eine Nachlese folio "Charlotte Pulitzer" collotype
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler Plate #19, Bildnis einer alten Dame; sepia-toned monochrome collotype after the 1917 painting in oil on canvas.
GUSTAV KLIMT EINE NACHLESE (GUSTAV KLI...
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1930s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints
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Archival Paper
Max Eisler Eine Nachlese folio "Houses in Unterach on Lake Attersee" collotype
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler Plate #29, Am Attersee; brown-toned monochrome collotype after the 1915-16 painting in oil on canvas.
GUSTAV KLIMT EINE NACHLESE (GUSTAV KLIMT AN AFTE...
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1930s Vienna Secession Landscape Prints
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Archival Paper
"The Circus" Original Surreal Watercolor & Ink Drawing by Walter Schnackenberg
By Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
Walter Schnackenberg’s style changed several times during his long and successful career. Having studied in Munich, the artist traveled often to Paris where he fell under the spell o...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Watercolor
"Fish Blood" Art Nouveau Lithograph by Gustav Klimt for VerSacrum
By Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
Ver Sacrum (meaning "Sacred Spring" in Latin) was conceived by Gustav Klimt, Max Kurzweil and Ludwig Hevesi. During its six years of activity, 471 original drawings were made specifi...
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1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
"Die Hexe" Art Nouveau Lithograph by Gustav Klimt for Ver Sacrum
By Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
Ver Sacrum (meaning "Sacred Spring" in Latin) was conceived by Gustav Klimt, Max Kurzweil and Ludwig Hevesi. During its six years of activity, 471 original drawings were made specifi...
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1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
"The Embrace" Original Surreal Watercolor & Ink Drawing by Walter Schnackenberg
By Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
Walter Schnackenberg’s style changed several times during his long and successful career. Having studied in Munich, the artist traveled often to Paris where he fell under the spell o...
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Watercolor
Laderlappen - Original Lithograph Poster by Walter Schnackenberg
By Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
Printed by Oscar Consee, Munich, 1922
Not much is known about this Stockholm-based cabaret act. Translating literally as Bat Man, we see a young dancer tease an oversized bat wearing a monocle -- a truly bizarre but beautiful design. (text by Jack Rennert)
Walter Schnackenberg’s style changed several times during his long and successful career. Having studied in Munich, the artist traveled often to Paris where he fell under the spell of the Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s colorful and sensuous posters depicting theatrical and decadent subjects. Schnackenberg became a regular contributor of similar compositions to the German magazines Jugend and Simplicissimus before devoting himself to the design of stage scenery...
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1920s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
"Salon des Cent" Original 1897 Art Nouveau Color Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
From Les Maitres de L'Affiche, plate 94. Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris.
Maîtres de l'Affiche (Masters of the Poster) refers to 256 color lithographic plates used to create an a...
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1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
"Art et Decoration" Original 1902 Art Nouveau Color Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Plate 57 from "Documents Decoratifs", published by Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts in Paris, 1902.
Literature: Rennert/Weill, A.7 p. 389, Lendl p.132-33 no.105, Grand Palais no 28...
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1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
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