GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This dessert glass is one of several models of “tall glasses” in various colors designed by Otto Prutscher and probably executed by Meyr’s Neffe—one of Europe’s oldest glass factories—in Bohemia, a region with a rich tradition of glassmaking. Prutscher was, as were many progressive Viennese designers at the turn of the century, a champion of Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art), a design philosophy that unified buildings, interiors, and decorative arts into a whole. While this glass was produced to be sold commercially rather than created for a singular commission, Prutscher’s architectural predilections are evident in the work’s restrained form, including the patterned stem with its geometric motifs.
Adapted from
Samantha Robinson, “Modern Opulence in Vienna: The Wittgenstein Vitrine” Label text (1989.91), 2014.
NOTES
TMS Updates - birth/death and worked in location (Otto Prutscher) and place of origin - JBA (10/30/2017)
Updated source - 9/1 (JBA)
I added "and enamel" to the Materials field in TMS to reflect those listed on the label in "Modern Opulence in Vienna: The Wittgenstein Vitrine."
I uploaded the "Modern Opulence in Vienna: The Wittgenstein Vitrine" label copy to TMS as a new Text Entry.
I updated Provenance, Exhibition History, Bibliography, and Published References in TMS.
updated UMOs for audio assets and tagged, updated geo x refs, HAB, 1/5/2017
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PROVENANCE
Until 1989: Charles Venable, Dallas, Texas
From 1989: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the above
AUDIO ASSETS
- 94576434: UMO. Dr. Alessandra Comini, lecture, Modern Opulence Symposium - Modern Opulence in Vienna: The Wittgenstein Vitrine; "A Walk with Wittgenstein: The Cultural Surround of Vienna's Kunstschau of 1908," November 15, 2014
- 94576459: UMO. Kevin W. Tucker, lecture, Modern Opulence Symposium - Modern Opulence in Vienna: The Wittgenstein Vitrine; "A Look Inside: The Conservation Study and Treatment of the Wittgenstein Vitrine," November 15, 2014
- 140869801: UMO. Samantha Robinson, Gallery Talk, "Modern Opulence in Vienna: The Wittgenstein Vitrine," January 7, 2015
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Neue Galerie~Read a biography of Otto Prutscher.
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General Description
This dessert glass is one of several models of “tall glasses” in various colors designed by Otto Prutscher and probably executed by Meyr’s Neffe—one of Europe’s oldest glass factories—in Bohemia, a region with a rich tradition of glassmaking. Prutscher was, as were many progressive Viennese designers at the turn of the century, a champion of Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art), a design philosophy that unified buildings, interiors, and decorative arts into a whole. While this glass was produced to be sold commercially rather than created for a singular commission, Prutscher’s architectural predilections are evident in the work’s restrained form, including the patterned stem with its geometric motifs.
Adapted from
Samantha Robinson, “Modern Opulence in Vienna: The Wittgenstein Vitrine” Label text (1989.91), 2014.
Fun Facts
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Notes
TMS Updates - birth/death and worked in location (Otto Prutscher) and place of origin - JBA (10/30/2017)
Updated source - 9/1 (JBA)
I added "and enamel" to the Materials field in TMS to reflect those listed on the label in "Modern Opulence in Vienna: The Wittgenstein Vitrine."
I uploaded the "Modern Opulence in Vienna: The Wittgenstein Vitrine" label copy to TMS as a new Text Entry.
I updated Provenance, Exhibition History, Bibliography, and Published References in TMS.
updated UMOs for audio assets and tagged, updated geo x refs, HAB, 1/5/2017
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1989: Charles Venable, Dallas, Texas
From 1989: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the above
AUDIO ASSETS
- 94576434: UMO. Dr. Alessandra Comini, lecture, Modern Opulence Symposium - Modern Opulence in Vienna: The Wittgenstein Vitrine; "A Walk with Wittgenstein: The Cultural Surround of Vienna's Kunstschau of 1908," November 15, 2014
- 94576459: UMO. Kevin W. Tucker, lecture, Modern Opulence Symposium - Modern Opulence in Vienna: The Wittgenstein Vitrine; "A Look Inside: The Conservation Study and Treatment of the Wittgenstein Vitrine," November 15, 2014
- 140869801: UMO. Samantha Robinson, Gallery Talk, "Modern Opulence in Vienna: The Wittgenstein Vitrine," January 7, 2015
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