JOSEF HOFFMANN
| About the artist | Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna |
| Designed by | Josef Hoffmann, around 1908 |
| Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte |
| Marked | WW, Austrian hallmark, head of Diana, (A for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), A (for Vienna) |
| Dimensions | 3,7cm x 5,3 cm |
| Material | Silver, malachite (some cracks) |
| Provenance | private property, Austria |
| Shown | “Emilie Flöge. Reform der Mode, Inspiration der Kunst“, Gustav Klimt Zentrum am Attersee, 2016 |
| Literature | Tretter/Weinhäupl (eds.), Gustav Klimt. Emilie Flöge. Reform der Mode, Inspiration der Kunst, Gustav Klimt Zentrum am Attersee, exhib. cat., Vienna, 2016 |
The letters in the centre of the brooch can be read as "E AST". The brooch was a gift to Elsa Ast, née Bacher, a jeweller’s daughter and the wife of physician Wilhelm II. Ast, who was a brother of the master builder Eduard Ast.
Sincere thanks to Dr Heinz Adamek for his kind information.
M58/23
