DOI Heft:
No. 120 (February, 1907)
DOI Artikel:Levetus, A. S.: The imperial arts and crafts school, Vienna
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.28250#0343
The Imperial Arts and Crafts Schools, Vienna
COLOURED WOOD ENGRAVING OF FELDKIRCH, VORARLBERG, BY WALTER DITTRICH (PROF. CZESCHKA’S CLASS)
only putting on the outward lorm of that which
they could not feel, or, so to say, putting on
“ side ” in art.
What modern Viennese art is can best be seen
at the exhibition of students’ work held every two
years, when the directors of schools, not only
in Austria, but of arts and crafts schools in
Germany, make their way to Vienna to see
the progress of things, for Germany in par-
ticular keeps a keen eye on Vienna’s doings
in art, besides giving employment to her
students. The illustrations here produced
are of work shown at the last exhibition.
The classes of Professor Hoffmann and
Professor Moser overlap one another, though
nominally they are different. This is on
account of the versatility of these two men ;
indeed, versatility is a characteristic of all
these moderns, and therefore of their stu-
dents. There is much that is poetical in
the architectural sketches made by Professor
Hoffmann’s pupils. They are also eminently
logical and never overstep the bounds of
possibility and practicability. One can fancy
the gardens here depicted, their quiet restful
effect, the richness of their verdure and the
glory of colour. Franz Lebisch seems to take
a special delight in architectural and formal
gardens which, however, do not obtrude their
formality, but give a feeling of peace. The
villa by Hollmann, standing with its back-
ground of hills and the valley below, we can
picture anywhere near the beautiful Vienna
woods, and is well constructed, simple and
unobtrusive, yet it looks as though one
w'ould find comfort within its walls. There
were other models by Balan, Hollmann,
Stubner and others, which all show that
they are filled with the spirit of their
master’s teaching. And the interest he shows in
them is continuous even after his students have
left: he devotes one evening a week when a council
is held, advice asked and ungrudgingly given. A
marionette theatre, the work of two girls, Fraulein
WOOD ENGRAVING BY BERTA KIESEWETTER
(PROF. CZESCHKA’S CLASS)
329
COLOURED WOOD ENGRAVING OF FELDKIRCH, VORARLBERG, BY WALTER DITTRICH (PROF. CZESCHKA’S CLASS)
only putting on the outward lorm of that which
they could not feel, or, so to say, putting on
“ side ” in art.
What modern Viennese art is can best be seen
at the exhibition of students’ work held every two
years, when the directors of schools, not only
in Austria, but of arts and crafts schools in
Germany, make their way to Vienna to see
the progress of things, for Germany in par-
ticular keeps a keen eye on Vienna’s doings
in art, besides giving employment to her
students. The illustrations here produced
are of work shown at the last exhibition.
The classes of Professor Hoffmann and
Professor Moser overlap one another, though
nominally they are different. This is on
account of the versatility of these two men ;
indeed, versatility is a characteristic of all
these moderns, and therefore of their stu-
dents. There is much that is poetical in
the architectural sketches made by Professor
Hoffmann’s pupils. They are also eminently
logical and never overstep the bounds of
possibility and practicability. One can fancy
the gardens here depicted, their quiet restful
effect, the richness of their verdure and the
glory of colour. Franz Lebisch seems to take
a special delight in architectural and formal
gardens which, however, do not obtrude their
formality, but give a feeling of peace. The
villa by Hollmann, standing with its back-
ground of hills and the valley below, we can
picture anywhere near the beautiful Vienna
woods, and is well constructed, simple and
unobtrusive, yet it looks as though one
w'ould find comfort within its walls. There
were other models by Balan, Hollmann,
Stubner and others, which all show that
they are filled with the spirit of their
master’s teaching. And the interest he shows in
them is continuous even after his students have
left: he devotes one evening a week when a council
is held, advice asked and ungrudgingly given. A
marionette theatre, the work of two girls, Fraulein
WOOD ENGRAVING BY BERTA KIESEWETTER
(PROF. CZESCHKA’S CLASS)
329