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Menânamely Josef Hoffmann, Dagobert Peche, and Koloman Moserâruled at the Wiener Werkstätte, the powerfully influential but short-lived Viennese design firm in operation from 1903 to 1932. But scores of women were integral, too, though only scholars and dealers seem to know much about them today. âWe want to change that and draw attention to the talents that we could find through our research,â says Anne-Katrin Rossberg, curator of âWomen Artists of the Wiener Werkstätte,â now on view at Viennaâs Museum of Applied Arts (MAK).Â
That means a sorority thatâs at least 181 strong, from Vally Wieselthier (ceramics) and Mathilde Flögl (textiles, fashion) to Helene Gabler (painted glass), Eilfriede Berbalk (silver), and Klara Posnanski (fabrics). âThe women created sensational fabric and tapestry designs, enamels, modern graphic designs, and leatherware, as well as their very own ceramic styles, from folkloristic to very modern,â
Christie s France to offer 450 lots from the collection of Marion Lambert
Jean Prouvé s much prized Présidence desk from 1951. Estimate: 200,000-300,000.
PARIS
.-Christie s France will present the Black Sheep sale on May 25th and 26th. This exceptional ensemble, consisting of approximately 450 lots for an overall estimate of approximately 4 to 6 million euros - which will partly be donated to War Child charity - is an accurate representation of this great art enthusiast s keen eye. She was a prolific collector who always carefully selected the pieces that she would then stage in her interior, alongside the renowned decorator Jacques Grange.
Always one step ahead of her time, Marion Lambert celebrates the art of collecting as a discipline in itself. Her fruitful collaboration with Jacques Grange, master of colors and textures, gave birth to this eclectic collection s scenography, translating Marion Lambert s sensibility into subtle compositions.