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Flower basket by Josef Hoffmann

Flower basket

Josef Hoffmann · 1900

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DETAILS
Artist
Josef Hoffmann
Date
1900
Medium
Metal, paint
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
Vase: H. 3-3/8, W. 2-1/8 in. (6 x 5.4 cm.)
Collection
Modern and Contemporary Art
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Chow, 1984
ART MOVEMENTS
JugendstilVienna Secession
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THE ARTIST

Josef Hoffmann

Josef Hoffmann, a co-founder of the Vienna Secession and Wiener Werkstätte, transformed design with his pioneering geometric forms and the iconic Stoclet Palace.

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