Tag: 1900s

Melancholy, Pain, Resignation

Alfredo Baruffi :: La Melanconia, Il Dolore, La Rassegnazione. | Melancholy, Pain ans Resignation, 1905. | src Italia Liberty on Google Arts & Culture
A. Baruffi :: La Melanconia, Il Dolore, La Rassegnazione. | src Italia Liberty on Google Arts & Culture

Der Spiegel, 1907

Vassily Kandinsky :: Der Spiegel. The mirror; draped female figure holding up hand-mirror, 1907. Colour linocut, printed in mauve-red, green, blue, yellow and black, on oriental paper. | src The British Museum | Bibliographic references Roethel 1970 / Kandinsky, das graphische Werk (49)

Lyda Borelli as Salomé

Mario Nunes Vais ~ Lyda Borelli as Salomé, 1905-1910. Spanish postcard by Amadeo Barcelona | src JFP # 105
Lyda Borelli in her outfit for her stage version of Oscar Wilde’s Salomé. Spanish postcard by Amadeo, Barcelona.| src Flickr

Exhibition of Austrian Visual Artists, 1902


Alfred Roller (1864–1935) :: XIV. Ausstellung der Vereinigung bildender Künstler Österreichs – Secession Wien. Klinger – Beethoven. (1902) | src MK&G ~ Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (Hamburg)

Das getupfte Ei, 1907

Oskar Kokoschka :: Shepherd, Stag and Fox (Hirt, Hirsch und Fuchs). Illustration for the shadow play The Speckled Egg (Das getupfte Ei) (plate 1) from the First Theater Program of Kabarett Fledermaus (Cabaret Fledermaus), 1907. Designed by Carl Otto Czeschka, this program exemplifies the then-current idea of the Gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art. | src MoMA

Die 11 Scharfrichter

Thomas Theodor Heine :: Marya Delvard. Die 11 Scharfrichter. The Eleven Executioners was the first popular cabaret in Germany, and its subject matter was political humour. Marya Delvard used to sing underneath a single spotlight, creating a performance that was both chilling and enticing. This poster is from a 1902 performance. | src The Guardian

The Dancer Gertrude Barrison

Fritz Zeymer :: The Dancer Gertrude Barrison (plate 3) from the First Theater Program of Kabarett Fledermaus (Cabaret Fledermaus) 1907. In October 1907, the Wiener Werkstätte opened the nightspot and performing arts space. Designed by Carl Otto Czeschka, this program exemplifies the then-current idea of the Gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art. | src MoMA

Kreuzigung, ca. 1900

Maximilian Kurzweil :: “Kreuzigung” | “Crucifixion”, ca. 1900. Black pen and brush, colored chalks on wove paper; verso figure studies in black chalk. With monogram stamp lower right. Provenance: Felix Landau Gallery, Los Angeles. | src Bassenge and issu

Kabarett Fledermaus (1907)

Berthold Löffler :: The Diseuse Marya Delvard (plate 2) from the First Theater Program of Kabarett Fledermaus (Cabaret Fledermaus) 1907. Designed by Carl Otto Czeschka, this program exemplifies the then-current idea of the Gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art. | src MoMA