THE BEL ETAGE GALLERY EXHIBITING AT THE EUROPEAN FINE ART FAIR TEFAF IN MAASTRICHT TEFAF THE EUROPEAN FINE ART FAIR EXHIBITING AT GALLERY THE BEL ETAGE 2019 - 5 - Cover_M19.indd 1 30.01.19 09:55 Vorsatz_M19.indd 1 30.01.19 09:55 Vorsatz_M19.indd 2 30.01.19 09:56 WOLFGANG BAUER DIE GALERIE BEL ETAGE AUF DER EUROPÄISCHEN KUNSTMESSE TEFAF 2019 IN MAASTRICHT Detaillierte Beschreibungen der Objekte finden Sie in Deutsch und Englisch auf unserer Webseite: www.beletage.com. Wir senden Ihnen diese auf Anfrage gerne per Post oder E-Mail zu. 16. – 24. März 2019 Detailed descriptions of the objects presented in this catalogue are available for download in German and English from our website www.beletage.com. Upon request, we will also be pleased to send you these descriptions by post or email. Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek verzeichnet diese Publikation in der Deutschen Nationalbibliografie. THE BEL ETAGE GALLERY EXHIBITING The German National Library lists this publication in the German National Bibliography. AT THE EUROPEAN FINE ART FAIR TEFAF 2019 IN MAASTRICHT IMPRESSUM/IMPRINT 16 – 24 March 2019 Herausgeber/Publisher: bel etage Kunsthandel GmbH, Wien/Vienna Konzeption und Organisation/Conception and organisation: Wolfgang Bauer Objektbeschreibungen, Experte/Object descriptions, expert: Wolfgang Bauer in Zusammenarbeit mit/in cooperation with: Carina Hammer MA, Madeleine Jedlicka BA, Mag. Agnes Mayrhofer Übersetzung/Translation: Tim Sharp, Mag. Sabine Hübler Lektorat/Proofreading: Mag. Eva Martina Strobl, Mag. Sabine Hübler Fotos/Photos: August Lechner Grafische Gestaltung/Graphic design: August Lechner Herstellung/Print: Druckerei Berger, Horn Alle Rechte vorbehalten/All rights reserved © bel etage, Wien/Vienna 2019 ISBN-978-3-902117-34-2 Titelseite/Front cover: 33.2. A-1010 Vienna, Mahlerstraße 15 A-1010 Vienna, Dorotheergasse 12 Rückseite/Back cover: 23 Wolfgang Bauer, Kunsthandel GmbH, phone: +43/1/512 23 79, fax: ext. 99, [email protected], www.beletage.com 2 3 2 - 2 - - 3 - HERMANN VINZENZ HELLER Vienna (Hietzing) 1866 – 1949 Schleppehof near Klagenfurt 1. MONUMENTAL TRIPTYCH "AT THE CROSSROADS" Oil on canvas, cleaned and varnished, some retouches; original frames, one lateral frame replaced Picture size: Central panel H 241 cm, W 301 cm, Side panels: H 191 cm, W 351 cm Provenance: estate of Hermann Vinzenz Heller Ref.: H. Heller, Hermann Heller, Strukturen in Anatomie und Landschaft, Klagenfurt, 1970, ill. 29, 30 - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - HERMANN VINZENZ HELLER GUSTAV GURSCHNER GUSTAV GURSCHNER Mühldorf/Bavaria 1873 – 1971 Vienna Mühldorf/Bavaria 1873 – 1971 Vienna 2. DESIGN SKETCHES FOR TRIPTYCH "AT THE CROSSROADS" 3. VASE 4. PALM POT Oil crayon and mixed media on paper, restored, newly framed Designed by: Gustav Gurschner, Vienna, around 1905 Designed by: Gustav Gurschner, Vienna, around 1905 Frame sizes: Central Panel: H 60.5 cm, W 70.5 cm Marked: GURSCHNER, 547/102 Marked: GURSCHNER, AUSTRIA Frame sizes: Side Panels: H 50.5 cm, W 80.5 cm Bronze, ornamental relief, original patina, excellent original condition Bronze, ornamental relief, good original condition H 12.6 cm, Ø 19 cm H 22 cm, Ø 30 cm Provenance: estate of Hermann Vinzenz Heller Provenance: private property, Austria Provenance: private property, Austria Ref.: H. Heller, Hermann Heller, Strukturen in Anatomie und Landschaft, Klagenfurt, 1970, ill. 29, 30 Ref.: Gustav Gurschner, catalogue raisonné, GG-1905009 Ref.: Vollmer, vol. II, p. 339; exhibition catalogue Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, 1993, "Hagenbund – Die verlorene Moderne", pp. 117, 247 - 7 - - 8 - - 9 - FRANZ HOFSTÖTTER LÖTZ WITWE Munich 1871 – 1958 Bachern LÖTZ WITWE for E. BAKALOWITS SÖHNE 5. VASE 6. VASE Décor by: Franz Hofstötter Executed by: Lötz Witwe, Klostermühle, around 1902 Executed by: Lötz Witwe, Klostermühle for E. Bakalowits Söhne, Vienna, 1901 Décor: Argus maron (Phänomen Gre 2/351) Décor: metallgelb Phänomen Gre 358 Shape: 1902, prod. no. 2/460 Shape: 1900, comp. Com 85/3860 Transparent glass, irregular silver-blue splashes and threads, Colourless glass cased in opalescent glass, base with dark red-brown band, salmon-red mouth, multi-colour iridescent bulbous metallic-yellow side, the whole vase covered with various trailed silver-yellow bands H 16 cm H 24.7 cm Commissioned by Lötz. Hofstötter designed a total of 13 vases for the 1900 World Exposition in Paris. He developed this décor, which was created specifically for the Paris collection. Provenance: private property, USA Ref.: comp.: J. Mergl/E. Ploil/H. Ricke, Lötz, Böhmisches Glas 1880–1940, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2003, vol. II, p. 286 Ref.: H. Ricke (ed.), Lötz, Böhmisches Glas 1880–1940, Munich, 1989, vol. 1, p. 325, vol. 2, p. 128 (paper pattern) - 10 - - 11 - LÖTZ WITWE LÖTZ WITWE 7. VASE 8. VASE Designed and executed by: Lötz Witwe, Klostermühle, around 1901 Executed by: Lötz Witwe, Klostermühle, around 1900 Décor: Asträa Décor: Phänomen Gre 299, Tricolor Marked: Loetz Austria Candia ground with Silberiris finish and honey-brown marvered spots Transparent glass, Candia ground, blue, green and pink, scattered oil spots Excellent condition H 18 cm H 16.8 cm Provenance: private property, Austria Provenance: private property, Austria Ref.: https://loetz.com/decors-a-z/phaenomen-genres/phaenomen-genres/pg-299 (accessed January 11, 2019); comp.: H. Ricke (ed.), Ref.: Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, 1904/05, p. 327 Lötz, Böhmisches Glas 1880–1940, Munich, 1989, vol. 1, p. 104, ill. 68 (décor) - 12 - - 13 - LÖTZ WITWE KLOSTERMÜHLE FRANZ HOFSTÖTTER LÖTZ WITWE KLOSTERMÜHLE 9. SIX SQUARE SAMPLE TILES 10. VASE FOR THE 1900 WORLD EXPOSITION IN PARIS Executed by: Lötz Witwe, Klostermühle, 1898-1901 Designed by: Franz Hofstötter Décor: cobalt Papillon (1889), candia Phänomen Gre 1/72 (1901), Phänomen Gre 1/72 Executed by: Lötz Witwe, Klostermühle, around 1899 Some small chips Décor: Cobalt papillon Shape: series II, prod. no. 358 9.9 cm x 9.9 cm Signed: Loetz Austria H 32.5 cm Provenance: private property, England Provenance: Collection Elton John Ref.: comp.: small sample tile: W. Neuwirth, Loetz Austria 1900 Glas, Vienna, 1986, p. 215 ff Ref.: Ricke/Ploil, Lötz, vol. II, p. 90 (shape), p. 420; comp. vase with same shape but different décor: vol. I, p.123, no. 91 - 14 - - 15 - JUTTA SIKA KOLOMAN MOSER Linz 1877 – 1964 Vienna THERESE TRETHAN JOHANN MEYR'S NEFFE for E. BAKALOWITS SÖHNE 1868 – Vienna – 1918/1879 – Vienna – 1957 WIENER WERKSTÄTTE 11. DECANTER WITH THREE LIQUEUR GLASSES 12. FIGURINE "WOMAN" Designed by: Jutta Sika, around 1900 Designed by: Koloman Moser, around 1905 Executed by: Meyr's Neffe for E. Bakalowits Söhne Executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, Therese Trethan (paint) Clear glass, crystal "Fiametta" décor, Marked on base: rubber stamp WIENER WERK STÄTTE, MK, rosemark, WW, stopper and handle in honey-coloured glass TT in circle (painter's mark for Therese Trethahn) Wood, polychrome varnish, signs of usage, some paint missing on the hat, Decanter (with stopper): H 28 cm, Ø 9 cm, Glasses: H 15.5 cm, Ø 5 cm good original condition H 20 cm Provenance: private property, Austria Provenance: private property, England Ref.: Die Kunst, vol. 6, p. 134, Glasservice Frl. Jutta Sika E. Bakalowits Söhne Wien Ref.: A contemporary photograph is preserved in the Wiener Werkstätte photographic archives at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, inv. no. WWF 99-13-3; comp. Rudolf Leopold (ed.), Gerd Pichler, Koloman Moser. 1868-1918, exhibition catalogue, Leopold Museum, Vienna/Munich, 2007, p. 232 f © photo: MAK - 16 - - 17 - KOLOMAN MOSER KOLOMAN MOSER attr. MEYR'S NEFFE for E. BAKALOWITS SÖHNE MEYR'S NEFFE for E. BAKALOWITS SÖHNE 13. SHERRY JUG 14. VASE WITH METAL MOUNT Designed by: Koloman Moser, 1899 Designed by: Koloman Moser attr., Vienna, 1903 Executed by: Meyr's Neffe, Adolfov near Vimperk Executed by: Meyr’s Neffe for E. Bakalowits Söhne Colourless glass, moulded, light blue overlay, cut circles pattern, silver-plated brass mount, excellent original condition Metal mount silver plated, clear glass, optically blown H 24.5 cm Provenance: private property, Germany H 21 cm Ref.: Die Kunst, 1901, vol. 4, p. 230 f Provenance: private collection, Austria - 18- 18 - - - 19- 19 - - PORTOIS & FIX ROBERT FIX 15. STATELY DINING ROOM TABLE AND 6 CHAIRS "MODELL LONDON" Designed by: Robert Fix, Vienna, around 1901 Executed by: Portois & Fix, Vienna, 1901 to 1910 Macassar ebony and solid mahogany wood and veneer, beech wood, surface partially dyed to rosewood and professionally repolished, copper fittings polished and stove enamelled, upholstery and leather renewed, excellent restored condition Table: H 77 cm, Ø 134 cm, extendable to up to 500 cm with 6 extensions, 58 cm each, Chairs: H 90 cm, SH 45 cm, W 46 cm, D 55 cm Provenance: private property, Austria Ref.: M. Wenzl-Bachmayer, Vienna, 2008, Die Firma Portois & Fix, Pariser Esprit und Wiener Moderne, p. 71; Kunst und Kunsthandwerk 1901, p. 10; 1902, pp. 185, 369 (London), pp. 412–414 (Turin); Vittorio Pica, L'Arte Decorativa all'Esposizione di Torino del 1902, Bergamo, 1903, p. 177; Das Interieur, 1901, p. 169 - 20 - - 21 - 21 WILHELM SCHMIDT 1880 – Bohemia – after 1928 SCHOOL OF PROF. JOSEF HOFFMANN 16. LARGE SIDEBOARD Designed by: Wilhelm Schmidt, 1903 Mahogany wood and veneer, dyed to rosewood, some repairs, surface professionally repolished, solid alpaca fittings, nickel plated brass hinges, facetted and cut glass, rusty red marble top restored, very good condition First-class Viennese cabinet-making H 171.5 cm, marble top: H 86.5 cm, W 198 cm, D 64.5 cm/D 43.5 cm Provenance: private property, Vienna Shown at: Künstlervereinigung "Wiener Kunst im Hause" (artists' association "Viennese Art in the Home") in 1903 Ref.: Das Interieur IV, 1903, ill. p. 229 ff - 22 - - 23 - KOLOMAN MOSER LEOPOLD BAUER MEYR'S NEFFE for E. BAKALOWITS SÖHNE LÖTZ WITWE / E. BAKALOWITS SÖHNE 17. THREE PENDANT LIGHTS 18. FOUR-BRANCH PENDANT LIGHT Designed by: Koloman Moser, around 1901 Designed by: Leopold Bauer, Vienna, around 1903 Glass shades executed by: Meyr's Neffe, Adolfov near Vimperk Executed by: E.