Advertisement card - József Walla's Mosaic and Cement Wares Factory
| Accession Nr.: | KRTF 688 |
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| Artist/Maker: |
Helbing, Ferenc (1870 - 1958) / designer |
| Date of production: |
ca. 1902
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| Place of production: | Budapest |
| Inscription: | jobbra lent: HF |
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| Materials: | paper |
| Techniques: | Indian ink |
| Dimensions: |
height: 20,5 cm
width: 15 cm
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The Antique style drawing on the card recalls ancient Roman mosaic pictures. It depicts the head of Pallas Athena surrounded by laurel wreath, with leaved boughs on the two sides. The profile in the Greek helmet is similar to one of the ex libris pieces of Helbing, which was also published in the periodical Magyar Iparművészet (Hungarian Applied Arts), see Magyar Iparművészet Vol. 3.1900, p. 362. The figures of Greco-Roman mythology, especially Athena were favourite figures of early twentieth
century art. They appear on several works-posters and paintings alike-designed by Klimt.
Literature
- Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Horányi Éva: Szecesszió. A 20. század hajnala. (Az európai iparművészet korszakai.). Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1996. - Nr. 9.284. (Horváth Hilda)
