He was very good at everything he did except, perhaps, painting. Below are examples of his graphic art -- posters, Ex Libris stickers, book covers and the like.
"Early Spring" poems by Rilke.
Monday, September 10, 2018
Kolo Moser: Some Graphic Art
Koloman Moser (1868-1918) was one of the key players in the Vienna Secession movement, active in a variety of media as I posted here. Biographical information can be found here and here.
He was very good at everything he did except, perhaps, painting. Below are examples of his graphic art -- posters, Ex Libris stickers, book covers and the like.
Gallery
Study and the final, printed version of "Allegory of Spring" from around 1896.
Full book cover design -- back, spine and front -- for a book of German poetry.
Poster for exhibit of German art and decoration.
Ex Libris sticker.
Poster for a Secession event.
Vorfrühling - Illustation zum gleichnamigen Gedicht von Rainer Maria Rilke - 1901
"Early Spring" poems by Rilke.
He was very good at everything he did except, perhaps, painting. Below are examples of his graphic art -- posters, Ex Libris stickers, book covers and the like.
"Early Spring" poems by Rilke.
I haven't seen any of Koloman Moser's work for ages... perhaps he went out of fashion. But I still admire the book cover which is fantastic, with the design covering the front, back and spine!
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