Hoffmann Josef 1870–1956, Wiener Werkstaette

Vase

Austria, designed by Josef Hoffmann for Wiener Werkstätte around 1923/24, blown glass Amethyst, vertically and horizontally ribbed body, height 19 cm
Lit.: srov. Wiener Werkstätte 1928, Vienna sales catalogue, p. 802, č. A va 63; Bücher der Form, vol. 1, Die Form ohne Ornament, Werkbund Exhibition Stuttgart 1924, p. 73; Bröhan T., Eidelberg M.: Glass of the Avant-Garde. From Vienna Secession to Bauhaus, Prestel, Munich London New York 2001, p. 160; Noever P.: Der Price of Beauty. 100 Years of the Wiener Werkstätte, MAK Wienn and Matie Cantz Verlag 2003, p. 340.