EDUARD JOSEF WIMMER-WISGRILL
| About the artist | 1882 – Vienna – 1961 |
| Designed by | Eduard Josef Wimmer-Wisgrill, Vienna, around 1912 |
| Executed by | Wilhelm & Johann Jonasch, Vienna, for the Wiener Werkstätte |
| Dimensions | H 78 cm, W 130 cm, D 74 cm |
| Material | Solid walnut and veneer, ebonized and polished, expertly repolished, a very few repairs to the veneer |
| Provenance | estate of Hora-Grill family, Vienna |
| Literature | V. Behal, Möbel des Jugendstils, Munich, 1981, p. 264 f; Kunstblättersammlung ÖM, K.I. 13.756/104, 13.756/180 |
First-class Viennese cabinet making.
The desk was part of the complete furnishings for the Hora family home in Vienna’s 9th district. In order to liberate the front from the usual drawer framing, the sidewalls of the body and the drawers themselves were mitred. I have never seen this unusual and very time-consuming procedure before. It gives the piece a touching simplicity.
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