This impressive Jugendstil vase, standing 32 cm tall, is executed in Titania Genre 4212 and attributed to Leopold Bauer. The vase is blown in opalescent orange glass, featuring vertical bands of leaf-green glass and grey-toned Titania threads pulled across the surface. Its design is strikingly modern and reflects Bauer’s progressive approach to form, merging the aesthetic principles of the Viennese Secession with innovative architectural proportions.
Innovative Glass
Around 1905, the Johann Loetz Witwe glassworks introduced the innovative Titania glass in response to the waning interest in the highly iridescent décors that had defined the Art Nouveau style up to that point. Titania represented both a technical and artistic achievement: it was composed of multiple layers of glass in contrasting colors, often semi-transparent or opalescent, with metallic glass threads such as silver-grey (“stahlgrau”) applied while still molten. Finally, a thin, clear layer of glass was added to seal the piece, resulting in the characteristic depth and lustrous finish that define this remarkable type of glass.
Viennese Design
The Titania series was soon embraced by Viennese designers, who used this new technique to create objects that perfectly complemented the avant-garde interiors of the Viennese Secession and the Wiener Werkstätte. Leopold Bauer (1872–1938), who maintained close ties with Loetz during this period, designed around 1906 a series of pieces characterized by a bold, architectural formal language. This phase in his work followed shortly after the completion of the Villa of Max Ritter von Spaun in Klostermühle—the owner of the Loetz glassworks—and marks a transition in his oeuvre from expressive Jugendstil towards the geometric clarity that would later define his style.
Price: € 7950,-
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