2014.59.3 Gustav Klimt, Sketch of figure from "Medicine"
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In 1894, the Ministry of Culture commissioned Gustav Klimt to design ceiling paintings for the recently founded University of Vienna.
2014.29 Koloman Moser, Self-portrait
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This self-portrait by Koloman Moser demonstrates a high level of craftsmanship, specifically the integration of black chalk and green colored pencil and the incorporation of collage.
2008.17 Alfred Walter, Bowl, c. 1914-1915
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Alfred Walter achieved the complex design on this glass bowl by means of the broncit technique, developed at the Fachschule für Glasindustrie in Steinschönau, Bohemia, in 1910.
A Liebermann for Dallas
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This essay explores the exhibition history and art historical context of Max Liebermann's Swimmers.
Folding screens (Byōbu)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
There are three types of Japanese screens: single panel wooden screens, sliding screens, and multi-panel folding screens (byōbu) .
Tosa Mitsuyoshi (1539-1613)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Tosa Mitsuyoshi was a member of the Tosa school of painting, which is typically associated with yamato-e or Japanese style painting. Yamato-e emerged in the Heian period (794-1185) and was concerned with Japanese subject matter such as seasonal events, genre scenes, and themes from classical literature.
_La Revue Blanche_
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Revue Blanche was one of the most influential artistic and literary journals in Europe at the turn of the century. Founded in Liège and Paris by the Natanson brothers, Alfred, Alexander, and Thadée, the journal was published in twelve editions, appeared between 1891 and 1903. It was a tremendously influential vehicle for Symbolist writers and Post-Impressionist painters.
1991.12 Gale & Hayden, Gothic dessert knife
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The handles of Gothic flatware, patented by Gale & Hayden in 1847 and later produced by its successor William Gale & Son, feature elements drawn from 13th-century architecture, such as
2008.25.a-h Emma-O
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Emma-O is a Japanese