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AN IRIDESCENT GLASS VASE
BY LOETZ
Of footed oviform, the dusty pale tangerine ground at top, shading to pale yellow and deep brown below, streaked with silver-gold rainbow iridescent wavy lines, engraved Loetz Austria--7 1/2in. (19cm.) high
cf. Dr. Ernst Ploil, Lötz auf der Weltausstellung Paris 1900, Glasgalerie Michael Kovacek, Wien 1993, p. 31 illustrates this model; Jan Mergl, Duna Panenkova, Lötz, Böhmisches Glass 1880-1940, Band 2. Nr. 351-437
With the partictipation of the Loetz glasshouse in the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris, Max Spaun, the driving force of the company, helped to establish an international reputation for the manufacturer. Spaun engaged outside artists to design various pieces for the World's Fair, including the Southern German painter Franz Hofstätter (1871-1958). At least thirteen designs, including this model can be attributed to the work of Franz Hofstätter.
BY LOETZ
Of footed oviform, the dusty pale tangerine ground at top, shading to pale yellow and deep brown below, streaked with silver-gold rainbow iridescent wavy lines, engraved Loetz Austria--7 1/2in. (19cm.) high
cf. Dr. Ernst Ploil, Lötz auf der Weltausstellung Paris 1900, Glasgalerie Michael Kovacek, Wien 1993, p. 31 illustrates this model; Jan Mergl, Duna Panenkova, Lötz, Böhmisches Glass 1880-1940, Band 2. Nr. 351-437
With the partictipation of the Loetz glasshouse in the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris, Max Spaun, the driving force of the company, helped to establish an international reputation for the manufacturer. Spaun engaged outside artists to design various pieces for the World's Fair, including the Southern German painter Franz Hofstätter (1871-1958). At least thirteen designs, including this model can be attributed to the work of Franz Hofstätter.