Joseph Maria Olbrich and Hofmöbelfabrik Julius Glückert
Cabinet
1899-1909
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Inlaid and ebonized maple, burl wood, mother-of-pearl, glass, bronze, 71 7/16 x 40 13/16 x 16 3/16 in. (181.5 x 103.7 x 41.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Straton Family Fund
Object Number
2003.55
The flat planes and distinct edges of this cabinet reflect Joseph Maria Olbrich’s deepening commitment to geometric designs over time. Olbrich was a founding member of the Vienna Succession (1897–1914) and the Darmstadt Artist Colony (founded 1899), revolutionary groups of designers, sculptors, and painters defining early 20th-century European art. Olbrich’s artistry was admired by his colleague Gustav Klimt (1862–1918), who decorated his studio with furniture designed by Olbrich.
Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2003; Andrew van Styn/Fourth Quarter Antiques, Baltimore, MD
Sacred Spring: Vienna Secession Posters from the Collection of LeRoy E. Hoffberger and Paula Gately Tillman
Cone Wing Rotations 2023
Cone Wing Rotations 2024
Cone Wing Rotations 2025
Brohan Museum Berlin: Berlin State Museum for Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Functionalism, 1889-1939, Leipiz, 1998, pp. 92, 93.
Joseph M. Olbrich, 1867-1908, Darmstadt, Germany, 1983, pp. 304-307.
Joseph M. Olbrich, 1867-1908, Darmstadt, Germany, 1983, pp. 304-307.
On View at the BMA
