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Outstanding Rare and Important Chandelier by Eduard Josef Wimmer-Wisgrill

About the Item

the only known copy of the rare no.3241 chandelier by J. & L. Lobmeyr. both levels can be lighted separately or together. eduard josef wimmer-wisgrill studied under Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, and Alfred Roller at the School of Applied Arts in vienna from 1901 to 1907. He joined the Wiener Werkstätte in 1907 and served as first artistic director of the fashion department from 1910 to 1922. He was assistant professor from 1912 to 1913 at the Kunstgewerbeschule, where he worked under Koloman Moser. In 1918 he was appointed full professor at the school and headed the fashion department until 1921. In 1922 he left Vienna, initially spending time in Paris before heading to the United States. There he visited architect and designer Joseph Urban and the New York branch of the Wiener Werkstätte. Wimmer remained in New York for almost a year, working as a fashion, costume, and textile designer. In 1923 Wimmer was teaching in Chicago at the Art Institute. He returned to Vienna in 1924 and in 1925 began teaching again at the Kunstgewerbeschule, heading the fashion and textile department.

Creator:

J. & L. Lobmeyr Company (Manufacturer),Eduard Josef Wimmer Wisgrill (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 17.72 in (45 cm)Diameter: 19.3 in (49 cm)

Style:

Vienna Secession (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Glass

Place of Origin:

Austria

Period:

1920-1929