Austrian1868–1918
Koloman (Kolo) Moser
An Austrian artist and designer, one of the leading figures of the Vienna Secession and a co-founder of the Wiener Werkstätte. He designed almost everything, from books, postage stamps and magazine vignettes to fashion, glass, silver, jewellery and furniture.
A life in paintings
- 1868Born
- 1897The Vienna Secession is founded
Young Viennese artists break away from the official academy to show modern art and design.
Source: Wikipedia - 1899
- 1918Died
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Society · Vienna · 1897
Vienna Secession
Founded 3 April 1897 by Klimt (first president), Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann and Joseph Maria Olbrich. Klimt, Hoffmann and Moser resigned on 14 June 1905.
Workshop · Vienna · 1903
Wiener Werkstätte
Applied-arts workshop founded 1903 by Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser. Issued a famous series of artist postcards; Klimt's Stoclet Frieze was made for a Wiener Werkstätte commission.
Where to see them
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago
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