DOI Heft:
No. 217 (April, 1911)
DOI Artikel:Levetus, A. S.: The ''Wiener Werkstätte'', Vienna
DOI Artikel:Mr. Arthur Wardle's paintings and drawings of animal life
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20972#0218
Arthur IVardle
theatrical representations. Like Prof. Hoffmann, opening day by Herr von Wittgenstein, one
he is well-known to readers of this magazine. of Austria's chief patrons of modern art.
But of Prof. Othmar Czeschka little has Of other artists who at times work for the
been said in these pages. At one time he was Wiener Werkstatte and who are in complete
engaged at the Imperial Arts and Crafts Schools, sympathy with its strivings and ideals mention
but in 1907 he was called to Hamburg to be- has already been made, but further reference
come a professor at the Kunstgewerbe-Schule to them must be deferred to another occasion,
there, and, unfortunately for Vienna, was allowed Here we are concerned with those who founded
to respond to the call. He is pre-eminently a and organised it—who made it a possibility—
decorative artist, one of the ' most modest men and in this connection a word should be said
under the sun," as was said of him by Ludwig of Herr Fritz Warndorfer, who enabled the
Hevesi, the late eminent critic, who added, artist promoters to realise their ambition by
Whatever Czeschka takes in hand assumes investing the necessary capital to start the
a new form, a new soul. He works and concern. From the very first Warndorfer has
teaches how to work." been heart and soul in the movement, and to
As a graphic artist Czeschka had already his untiring energy is due much of the success
gained recognition when he joined forces with which has fallen to the Werkstatte.
the Werkstatte, but here he showed himself A. S. L.
in a new light to the outer world. At the
Kunstschau Exhibition two years ago ample T% /TR- ARTHUR WARDLE'S
opportunity was offered to see how great an \/| PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS
artist Czeschka is. One object shown there I V I OF ANIMAL LIFE,
will alone assure his name going down to
posterity—a magnificent silver cabinet, which AMONG the painters in this country who
was bought for over 50,000 kronen on the occupy themselves with the study of animal life
INTERIOR OF KUNSTSCHAU EXHIBITION, VIENNA
DESIGNED BY PROF. JOSEF HOFFMANN, EXECUTED BY THE WIENER WERKSTATTE
196
theatrical representations. Like Prof. Hoffmann, opening day by Herr von Wittgenstein, one
he is well-known to readers of this magazine. of Austria's chief patrons of modern art.
But of Prof. Othmar Czeschka little has Of other artists who at times work for the
been said in these pages. At one time he was Wiener Werkstatte and who are in complete
engaged at the Imperial Arts and Crafts Schools, sympathy with its strivings and ideals mention
but in 1907 he was called to Hamburg to be- has already been made, but further reference
come a professor at the Kunstgewerbe-Schule to them must be deferred to another occasion,
there, and, unfortunately for Vienna, was allowed Here we are concerned with those who founded
to respond to the call. He is pre-eminently a and organised it—who made it a possibility—
decorative artist, one of the ' most modest men and in this connection a word should be said
under the sun," as was said of him by Ludwig of Herr Fritz Warndorfer, who enabled the
Hevesi, the late eminent critic, who added, artist promoters to realise their ambition by
Whatever Czeschka takes in hand assumes investing the necessary capital to start the
a new form, a new soul. He works and concern. From the very first Warndorfer has
teaches how to work." been heart and soul in the movement, and to
As a graphic artist Czeschka had already his untiring energy is due much of the success
gained recognition when he joined forces with which has fallen to the Werkstatte.
the Werkstatte, but here he showed himself A. S. L.
in a new light to the outer world. At the
Kunstschau Exhibition two years ago ample T% /TR- ARTHUR WARDLE'S
opportunity was offered to see how great an \/| PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS
artist Czeschka is. One object shown there I V I OF ANIMAL LIFE,
will alone assure his name going down to
posterity—a magnificent silver cabinet, which AMONG the painters in this country who
was bought for over 50,000 kronen on the occupy themselves with the study of animal life
INTERIOR OF KUNSTSCHAU EXHIBITION, VIENNA
DESIGNED BY PROF. JOSEF HOFFMANN, EXECUTED BY THE WIENER WERKSTATTE
196