Viking sailing boat Werkstatte Hagenauer ca. 1935
Viking sailing boat, Werkstatte Hagenauer Vienna, ca. 1935, wood and brass, marked
marked with “wHw”in the circle, “Hagenauer Wien”, “Made in Austria”
Description
This sailing ship is one of the largest models of boats made by the Werkstatte Hagenauer in the 1930s. The combination of brass and wood gives this object a special charm. The blown sails and the voluminous hull of the ship give the impression of a fast and vibrant voyage through the foaming waves.
Execution
Werkstätte Hagenauer – stylistic evolution and importance
Today, the Werkstatte Hagenauer is rightfully among the most important Austrian Arts & Crafts manufacturers of the 20th century. The clear, strict formal language combined with dynamic poses and the usage of brass, nickel-plated, patinated or bare, along with copper, alpaca and exotic wood shows a high level of recognition.
However, it took the siblings Karl and Franz Hagenauer quite some time until they developed their own unique style. Karl and Franz both attended the Vienna School of Arts & Crafts and studied under Josef Hoffmann, Oskar Strnad, Anton Hanak and Dagobert Peche.
Until the closure of the Werkstatte Hagenauer on December 30, 1987, art objects of outstanding quality were still being produced. The siblings Karl and Franz Hagenauer strongly contributed in coining the term „design“ through their legacy and are surely among the most influential Austrian artists of the 20th century.
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