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HEINRICH LEFLER (1863-1919) JUBILÄUMS KUNSTAUSSTELLUNG. 1898. 47 1/4x34 3/4 inches, 120x88 1/4 cm. S. Czeiger, Vienna. Condition B: extensive overpainting, restored losses, repaired tears and restoration in margins and image and along vertical and horizontal folds. Lefler was a painter, commercial graphic designer and book illustrator. He was a member of Vienna's Künstlerhaus, joined the Secession and became a founding member of the Hagenbund in 1900. He often worked with his brother-in-law and fellow Secession member Josef Urban, and was in charge of set design at the Vienna Opera under Gustav Mahler from 1900-1903. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Kaiser Franz Josef's ascension to the throne, Vienna spent most of 1898 celebrating the Jubilee in various ways. This poster was made for an exhibition by the members of the Künstlerhaus, which was held one year after the founding of the more famous Secession movement. Here, the manner in which Lefler depicts the jewelry and ornamentation clearly indicates his awareness of the Secession movement. This is the larger format.
