Eduard Josef Wimmer-Wisgrill
DESK
Eduard Josef Wimmer-Wisgrill
DESK
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Date around 1912
Period 20th century
Origin Austria, Vienna
Medium ebonized, Polished, Solid walnut veneer
Dimension 78 x 130 x 74 cm (30³/₄ x 51¹/₈ x 29¹/₈ inches)
Executed by: Wilhelm & Johann Jonasch, for the Wiener Werkstätte
Expertly repolished, a very few repairs to the veneer
First-class Viennese cabinet making
H 78 cm, W 130 cm, D 74 cm
The desk was part of the complete furnishings for the Hora family home in Vienna’s 9th district. In order to liberate the front from the usual drawer framing, the sidewalls of the body and the drawers themselves were mitred. I have never seen this unusual and very time-consuming procedure before. It gives the piece a touching simplicity.
Date: around 1912
Period: 20th century
Origin: Austria, Vienna
Medium: ebonized, Polished, Solid walnut veneer
Dimension: 78 x 130 x 74 cm (30³/₄ x 51¹/₈ x 29¹/₈ inches)
Provenance: Estate of Hora-Grill family, Vienna
Literature: Ref.: V. Behal, Möbel des Jugendstils, Munich, 1981, p. 264 f; Kunstblättersammlung ÖM, K.I. 13.756/104, 13.756/180
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Viennese Jugendstil, Secessionist Movement
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