DOI issue:
Nr. 170 (May 1907)
DOI article:Levetus, A. S.: The architectural and decorative work of Baron Krauss
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20774#0319
F. von Kmuss, Arckited
modern development in
arch itecture and art, and it
is with a sigh of relief that
one comes across those
older palatial buildings
which arose some haif-a-
century ago when the
Emperor presented the
walls of the city 'to the
town, and the world-
famous Ringstrasse arose
in their place. Here and
there, however, one is
gladdened by the sight
of modern houses built
worthily and honbUrably,
built straight'to defy time
and weather. Here' one
instinctively feels that the
hand and' mind 'of the
true architect have been
at work—the builder in
the truest sense of the
word. Such an architect is
Franz,Freiherrvon Krauss.
MILK DEPOT OF THE INFANTS’ PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, VIENNA
F. VON KRAUSS AND C. N. J. TOLK, ARCHITECTS
Baron Krauss has designed many buildings, both public
and private, in Vienna and other towns. To the former
class belong two theatres, one, the so-called Jubilee
Theatre, built in honour of the fiftieth year of the
reign of the Emperor-Iving, Franz Joseph I., the other,
the recently - opened Burger Theatre. The Jubilee
Theatre was built at a time when dissatisfaction had
barely begun to make itself heard among the members
of the Iviinstlergenossenschaft. The old order of things
seemed to be going on as usual, but among the youngest
members filled with youthful enthusiasm, discontent
began to be felt even if not openly expressed, and there
was in them a silent longing to be quit of the academic
fetters by which art was confined. Krauss, however,
remained true to the Genossenschaft, of which he
was and is a member, while many of the others formed
themselves into a society, labelled as “Secession.”
The Burger Theatre bears the stamp of the times upon
its face, though, owing to circumstances which the
architect could not control, the decorations are not all
one could wish. Still it is a charming little theatre,
and its freshness is delightful. The seats are roomy,
the rows far enough from one another to give ample
space for the knees. The prevailing tone throughout
is grey-blue; the seats are all upholstered in that
colour, and the fireproof curtain is also of the same
shade. This curtain is very simple in- design, having
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PORTRAIT BUST
BY FRANZ METZNER
modern development in
arch itecture and art, and it
is with a sigh of relief that
one comes across those
older palatial buildings
which arose some haif-a-
century ago when the
Emperor presented the
walls of the city 'to the
town, and the world-
famous Ringstrasse arose
in their place. Here and
there, however, one is
gladdened by the sight
of modern houses built
worthily and honbUrably,
built straight'to defy time
and weather. Here' one
instinctively feels that the
hand and' mind 'of the
true architect have been
at work—the builder in
the truest sense of the
word. Such an architect is
Franz,Freiherrvon Krauss.
MILK DEPOT OF THE INFANTS’ PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, VIENNA
F. VON KRAUSS AND C. N. J. TOLK, ARCHITECTS
Baron Krauss has designed many buildings, both public
and private, in Vienna and other towns. To the former
class belong two theatres, one, the so-called Jubilee
Theatre, built in honour of the fiftieth year of the
reign of the Emperor-Iving, Franz Joseph I., the other,
the recently - opened Burger Theatre. The Jubilee
Theatre was built at a time when dissatisfaction had
barely begun to make itself heard among the members
of the Iviinstlergenossenschaft. The old order of things
seemed to be going on as usual, but among the youngest
members filled with youthful enthusiasm, discontent
began to be felt even if not openly expressed, and there
was in them a silent longing to be quit of the academic
fetters by which art was confined. Krauss, however,
remained true to the Genossenschaft, of which he
was and is a member, while many of the others formed
themselves into a society, labelled as “Secession.”
The Burger Theatre bears the stamp of the times upon
its face, though, owing to circumstances which the
architect could not control, the decorations are not all
one could wish. Still it is a charming little theatre,
and its freshness is delightful. The seats are roomy,
the rows far enough from one another to give ample
space for the knees. The prevailing tone throughout
is grey-blue; the seats are all upholstered in that
colour, and the fireproof curtain is also of the same
shade. This curtain is very simple in- design, having
297
PORTRAIT BUST
BY FRANZ METZNER