The Wittgenstein Vitrine: Modern Opulence in Vienna

by Kevin W. Tucker and Fran Baas

The Wittgenstein Vitrine, a monumental silver and gemstone-encrusted cabinet, is one of the most important and complex works produced by Austria's Wiener Werkst?tte. Kevin W. Tucker weaves together a fascinating portrait of the vitrine, examining its stylistic origins and context, the powerful Wittgenstein family, and Vienna during its apogee of artistic ferment. His essay explores how the vitrine and its presentation at the 1908 Kunstschau embodied...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030021457X
• ISBN13: 9780300214574
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Dallas Museum of Art
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.3" x 11.2"