DOI article:
Levetus, A. S.: Some Viennese flower-stands and vases
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Viennese Flower-Stands
subtle grace about these flower-stands which makes
them particularly attractive, and of real artistic
value in the decoration of the table or the home.
Though not what one would call cheap they
are'yet of so modest a price that even those less
gifted with material wealth could afford to pur-
chase them. They are quite unpretentious, and
GLASS FLOWER-STAND WITH GILT
DECORATION. DESIGNED BY PROF. OTTO
PRUTSCHER, EXECUTED BY THE WIENER
WERKSTAETTE
FLOWER-VASES WITH GILT DECORATION. DESIGNED BY
PROF. JOSEF HOFFMANN, EXECUTED BY LOTZ WITTWE
there is no false affectation about them ; they are
as they profess to be, simple zinc so turned by the
artist’s mind, and the craftsman’s hand, that it has
assumed grace and form. It is remarkable, too,
how varied are the shapes that have been given to
it, and how multifarious Prof. Hoffmann’s designs
are. I have seen some exquisite flower-pot stands,
hanging-baskets and other receptacles, all equally
refined in ornament and in form. It was but natural
that the copyists should soon set to work, but the real
is vastly different in every respect, including work-
manship, from the imitation. It is not only a question
of being able to design, but of also having the right
understanding of the nature of the material in which
the design is to be executed. This is also to be
seen in the two flower-stands executed in silver
from the designs of Prof. Hoffmann (see p. 186).
Both are exquisitely moulded, both real works of art,
not only with regard to the design, but also in
respect of workmanship. It is as though the crafts-
man had penetrated the mind of the artist, and, read-
ing what was therein written, had transposed it to
FLOWER-VASE WITH GILT DECORATION. DESIGNED BY
PROF. ’OSEF HOFFMANN, EXECUTED BY LOTZ WITTWE
187
subtle grace about these flower-stands which makes
them particularly attractive, and of real artistic
value in the decoration of the table or the home.
Though not what one would call cheap they
are'yet of so modest a price that even those less
gifted with material wealth could afford to pur-
chase them. They are quite unpretentious, and
GLASS FLOWER-STAND WITH GILT
DECORATION. DESIGNED BY PROF. OTTO
PRUTSCHER, EXECUTED BY THE WIENER
WERKSTAETTE
FLOWER-VASES WITH GILT DECORATION. DESIGNED BY
PROF. JOSEF HOFFMANN, EXECUTED BY LOTZ WITTWE
there is no false affectation about them ; they are
as they profess to be, simple zinc so turned by the
artist’s mind, and the craftsman’s hand, that it has
assumed grace and form. It is remarkable, too,
how varied are the shapes that have been given to
it, and how multifarious Prof. Hoffmann’s designs
are. I have seen some exquisite flower-pot stands,
hanging-baskets and other receptacles, all equally
refined in ornament and in form. It was but natural
that the copyists should soon set to work, but the real
is vastly different in every respect, including work-
manship, from the imitation. It is not only a question
of being able to design, but of also having the right
understanding of the nature of the material in which
the design is to be executed. This is also to be
seen in the two flower-stands executed in silver
from the designs of Prof. Hoffmann (see p. 186).
Both are exquisitely moulded, both real works of art,
not only with regard to the design, but also in
respect of workmanship. It is as though the crafts-
man had penetrated the mind of the artist, and, read-
ing what was therein written, had transposed it to
FLOWER-VASE WITH GILT DECORATION. DESIGNED BY
PROF. ’OSEF HOFFMANN, EXECUTED BY LOTZ WITTWE
187