Joseph Maria Olbrich and Hofmöbelfabrik Julius Glückert
Cabinet
c. 1905
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
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Sacred Spring: Vienna Secession Posters from the Collection of LeRoy E. Hoffberger and Paula Gately Tillman," March 25 - July 29, 2018.
On View: Cone Wing, Gallery 5
