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KOLOMAN MOSER (1868-1918) DIE QUELLE / FLÄCHENSCHMUCK. 30 color plates, in original decorated cloth portfolio. 1901. 9 3/4x11 1/2 inches, 25x29 cm. Martin Gerlach, Vienna. Condition A-: foxing and minor time-staining in margins and image. The third in the three volume series "Die Quelle" [The Source.] Moser presents sumptuous decorations for flat surfaces, such as tapestries, wallpaper and fabrics. "This variation on the total work of art concept is a splendid collections of pattern designs . . . Reflecting his interest in the graphic theories of Rudolf von Larisch, Moser plays with fore- and background space through the juxtaposition of form, color and pattern. The result is spatial tension that verges on optical illusion. Inspired by Japanese prints, Moser also superimposed square or rectangular insets on the patterns that identify the name of the design and its suggested use" (p. 97, Design, Vienna, 1890s-1930s, by Joann Skrypzak and Barbara Copeland Buenger. Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, 2003). Each plate is double sided, with a color design on one side and a black and white design on the other.
