JOSEF MARIA AUCHENTALLER (1880-1949) GROSSER FEST CORSO UND FRUHLINGSFEST. 1899.
37x49 3/4 inches, 94x126 1/2 cm.
Condition B+: repaired tears at edges; loss in upper margin; creases and minor abrasions in margins an image; vertical and horizontal folds. Mounted on chartex.
Auchentaller was a painter, jewelry and 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 even 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 rare poster is typically seen without text. The building depicted is the Rotunda which was built for the 1873 Vienna World's Fair. Postcards that exist from the same event help us precisely date this poster. Wiener Plakate 14, Life with Posters p. 103 (var).