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Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
F. ENGLEMAN (DATES UNKNOWN) DIE FLEDERMAUS. 16 3/4x13 1/2 inches. Rosenbaum, Vienna. Condition A-: minor loses of edges. Window card. In 1906, Mary Delvard and Mark Henry opened the Nachtlicht cabaret in Vienna. The following year the cabaret moved to a new location and adopted the name Fledermaus. The entire operation was designed by Secession artists, and realized by the Wiener Werkstätte, becoming a showcase of their style and craftsmanship. The architecture and interiors were designed by Joseph Hoffmann, and the bar was decorated by Berthold Löffler, who also designed posters for the theater. Even the programs for the shows were designed by members of the group. But not all artists involved with the cabaret went on to international acclaim. This window card, signed by an unknown artist, is both elegant and modernist in its design. And while the typography was clearly added by a hand other than the artist's, it is a rare and interesting document for this historic cabaret.
