The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Hellbrunn

Hellbrunn

c. 1925–30
designer

Josef Frank

(Swedish, born Austria, 1885–1967)
manufacturer

Haus & Garten

(Austrian, est. 1925)
linen: bleached, plain weave, block printed, loom width
Overall: 57.2 x 123.2 cm (22 1/2 x 48 1/2 in.)
Educational Purchase Fund 1937.182
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

These flowerbeds suggest the presence of a “clear spring” or Hellbrunn in old German.

Description

The designer Josef Frank rotated his woodblock designs in half turns, resulting in a mirrored effect as though the colorful flowerbeds were reflecting onto a body of water. Named for the Hellbrunn palace in Austria, built in the 1600s, the design likely refers to the palace’s renowned therapeutic springs.
  • 1937
    Likely purchased by Mrs. Ruth F. Ruggles in Vienna, Austria from "Haus & Garten"
  • See "December, 1937." Education Department Annual Report, 1937, CMA Archives.
  • {{cite web|title=Hellbrunn|url=false|author=Josef Frank, Haus & Garten|year=c. 1925–30|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1937.182