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Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
RICHARD TESCHNER (1879-1948)
WALLENSTEIN FESTSPIELE IN EGER. 1911.
47 1/4x32 1/4 inches, 120x82 cm. A. Haase, Prague. Condition A-: minor overpainting in margins; minor restoration along vertical and horizontal folds.
Czech-Austrian sculptor, graphic artist and puppeteer, Teschner spent most of his career working in Vienna, and was a member of the Wiener Werkstätte. He became best known for his 140 elaborately-decorated, Viennese Art Nouveau puppets, which he staged in theatrical performances for over four decades. Teschner created a few poster designs, including one for the "Association of German visual artists in Bohemia," another advertising his own designs, and this poster promoting the Wallenstein Festival of 1911 in Eger - also known as "Cheb." This equine image was also issued as a postage stamp.
