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Bookcase, 1903
Designed by Koloman Moser (Austrian, 1868-1918)
Made by Caspar Hrazdil, Vienna
Thuya and lemon wood, brass, and glazed glass
57 x 39-1/2 x 16-1/4 in. (144.8 x 100.3 x 41.3 cm)
LACMA, gift of Max Palevsky
Photo © 2004 Museum Associates / LACMA
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Koloman Moser designed this bookcase as part of an entire interior, described in the journal Die Kunst as an apartment for “a young married couple.” The bookcase came from a small breakfast room, and its luxurious marquetry decoration is characteristic of the Wiener Werkstätte's early domestic commissions, which were generally for wealthy, progressive Jewish clients.
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