Joseph Maria Olbrich

Leo Nachtlicht, Deutsches Kunstgewerbe St. Louis 1904, Berlin, 1904, p. 42
Ein Dokument Deutscher Kunst, Darmstadt 1901-1976, Vol. 4, Die Künstler der Mathildenhöhe, exhibition catalogue, Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt, Darmstadt, 1977, pp. 352, no. 412
Bernd Krimmel et al, Joseph M. Olbrich, 1867-1908 : Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt, Darmstadt, 1983, p. 352, no. 412Karl H. Bröhan, Metallkunst: Vom Jugendstil Zur Moderne 1899-1939, Berlin, 1990, p. 236
Torino 1902: Le Arti Decorative Internazionali del Nuovo Secolo, exhibition catalogue, Milan, 1994, p. 357, no. 257
Dedo von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk, Modern art of metalwork: Bröhan-Museum, State Museum of Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Functionalism (1889-1939), Berlin : Bröhan-Museum, 2001, p. 181

Very good overall condition. Lustrous polished surface. A few light utensil marks from use and scattered surface blemishes from casting that are evident in the catalogue illustration.
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This model was exhibited at the Esposizione Internationale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna, Turin, 1902, the World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904;
and the Exhibition of the Künstlerkolonie, Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt, 1904