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JOSEF MARIA AUCHENTALLER (1865-1949) STYRIA FAHRRÄDER. Circa 1899. 44 1/2x31 1/2 inches, 113x80 cm. Grimme und Hempel, Liepzig. Condition B: restored losses at edges; extensive repaired tears, creases and restoration in margins and image and along vertical and horizontal folds; repaired pin holes in corners. Auchentaller was a painter, jeweler, poster designer, illustrator and master arts-and-craftsman who played a prominent role in the Vienna Secession between 1897 and 1902. He was an editor of Ver Sacrum in 1900 and 1901, during which time he contributed numerous illustrations, not to mention two covers for the magazine. In 1901, an entire issue was dedicated to his work. In 1900, he designed the poster and catalogue cover for the 7th Secession Exhibition, and for the group's 14th exhibition, Auchentaller exhibited a massive Beethoven frieze. Auchentaller left Vienna in 1903 and parted ways with the Secession in 1905. This version is before the printed address of a bicycle dealer in the bottom panel. Mascha p. 58, Tagebuch 65.
