Model no. 1459
Munich-born Riemerschmidt was one of the leading designers of the functionalist wing of the Jugendstil movement, the German version of Art Nouveau. Trained as a painter, he turned to architecture and furniture design by 1895 and showed both furniture and paintings at the 1897 Munich Glasplast exhibition. He was interested in simple, functional forms and clarity of construction while also suggesting the asymmetry and vegetal style of contemporary French design.
Artwork Details
- Title: Model no. 1459
- Designer: Richard Riemerschmid (German, Munich 1868–1957 Munich)
- Manufacturer: Vereinigte Werkstätten (Verteinigte Werkstätten für Kunst im Handwerk, Munich, Germany)
- Date: ca. 1898
- Medium: Cast and wrought brass
- Dimensions: 7 1/2 × 11 1/4 × 7 1/4 in., 2.2 lb. (19.1 × 28.6 × 18.4 cm, 1 kg)
- Classification: Metalwork
- Credit Line: Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2008
- Object Number: 2008.117
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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