New Willi Geiger added to gallery

maccaferi — Sun, 05 May 2013 16:18:37 +0000

I’ve added some new ex-libris’ by Willi Geiger which can be viewed in the Recently Added page. Willi Geiger ‘s macabre illustrations and his trademark font that he created; a re-working of German Gothic type, make him one of the most unique (and macabre) illustrators of that period. For more of his work, feel free to visit his gallery page.

Enjoy the new additions!

New Additions

maccaferi — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:19:32 +0000

I’ve just added some new additions to the gallery which can be seen in the Recently Added page. You’ll find some more of Koloman Moser’s early work for the Meggendorfer Blätter as well as some new illustrations by Willi Geiger, Carl Otta Czeschka and G.th Kempf. I’ve also added lots of new work by Mila Von Luttich for the Meggendorfer Blätter, including some original pen and ink drawings. If anyone has any information on the life of this obscure artist, I would appreciate you contacting me as she is a particular favourite of mine. I will be in Vienna this summer so I hope to scour some libraries and hopefully find some biographical information on the little known but incredibly talented illustrator.

Enjoy the new additions and until next time!

Erwin Puchinger

maccaferi — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:25:18 +0000

I’ve added a new gallery for Erwin Puchinger.

Wiener Werkstätte Postcards at the Wolfsonian Museum

maccaferi — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:05:41 +0000

I just returned from Miami Beach where I saw a wonderful exhibit on Wiener Werkstätte postcards. The exhibit is called ‘Postcards of the Wiener Werkstätte: Selections from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection’ and it runs until March 31, 2013 at the Wolfsonian Museum. This is a slimmed down version of the exhibit by the same name that ran at the Neue Gallery in New York in late 2010. In addition to his collections of cubist paintings, Lauder has a vast collection of Postcards, 700 of which were displayed recently at the Boston museum of Fine Arts. He has stated that he began postcard collecting when he was 6 years old, searching out Wiener Werkstätte postcards in the flea markets around France and Germany. By today’s standards, these cards were relatively cheap at the time as the fascination with turn of the century Vienna would come much later. Apparently the director of a prominent museum in Vienna was still using them as greeting cards as late the 1980’s.

The Wolfsonian is a division within Florida University and its collection comprises approximately 120,000 pieces from the period 1885 to 1945. It has a great collection of Posters and Graphic material, in particular Dutch Book design. Miami Beach seems an odd setting for such a museum, given its reputation for botox, celebrity gazing, and happy-hour cocktails. This is no museum mile as one finds in New York; nevertheless, the Wolfsonian hold it’s own.

Upon entering, you see the walls of the exhibit decorated in a style reminiscent of the 1908 ‘Kunstschau’. Natuarlly, the exhibit begins with an exhibit on Vienna Secession graphics, with some issues of Ver Sacrum on display. Then we behold the beauty of the Wiener Werkstatte postcards, arranged under glass displays by artists and theme. I would have liked to see them arranged entirely by artists since there are such stylistic differences in each artists work and simply not enough time to properly appreciate each card. Though it is only a fraction of the 1000 or so cards that were produced, it is still an overwhelming exhibit. Everyone will have their preference (I’ll take the illustrations of Josef Diveky over Mela Koehler any day) but I am still surprised how new some of the designs appeared despite pouring over the images on-line or in books throughout the years. If you haven’t had a chance to see the originals of these cards, I guarantee that you are missing out.

New Gallery added for Josef Maria Auchentaller

maccaferi — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:44:43 +0000

I just finished a new gallery for the secessionist artist Josef Maria Auchentaller. He is one of the lesser known members of the Vienna Secession and unfortunately most of his work has been lost. An exhibit on him by the Leopold Museum in 2009 has helped to bring him back from obscurity. A special thanks to Jalf who runs the art nouveau architecture site http://www.rondom1900.nl/ for sending me some of the images.

Jan Toorop Gallery added

maccaferi — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:06:07 +0000

Just added a new gallery for the Dutch painter and illustrator Jan Toorop. He was admired by the secessionists and his illustrations were often featured in Deutsche Kunst und Illustration. For further study of his work, be sure to check the Jan Toorop research centre: http://www.jan-toorop.com/

Wiener Werkstätte Postcard exhibition

maccaferi — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 01:47:07 +0000

If you find yourself in Miami, Florida in the next few month, be sure to visit the Wolfsonian Museum in Miami Beach for an exhibition of Wiener Werkstätte postcards: Selections from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection.

This is part of the same collection which was shown at the Neue Gallery in New York a few years ago. If you missed that one, this is your chance to see it again. They also have a fantastic collection of Art Nouveau in their permanent collection.

The Bookstore is open.

maccaferi — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:12:37 +0000

The Bookstore is now up. I will be updating this as new books become available.

New Willi Geiger Gallery

maccaferi — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:01:31 +0000

My apologies I haven’t updated in a while. Today I uploaded a new gallery for the illustrator Willi Geiger. You can see really the Bruno Paul influence in his work. Enjoy!

New Gottlieb Theodor Kempf postcards

maccaferi — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:46:05 +0000

Just added a beautiful new postcard series for Gottlieb Theodor Kempf.