Josef Maria Olbrich, born in Troppau, was an Austrian artist, architect and designer who worked in Vienna and Darmstadt.
From 1882, under Camillo Sitte, he studied at the Staatsgewrbeschule, Vienna. In 1890, he studied at the Akademie der bildenden under Carl von Hasenauer.
In 1897, along with Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser, Olbrich became a founding member of the Vienna Secession. He planned the 1897-98 Exhibition Hall with Gustave Klimt.
In 1899, Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse-Darmstadt entered the Darmstadt Artists’ Colony. Here, at the Mathildenhöhe Complex and the Grand Duke’s House at the 1901 Exhibition, he was responsible for a portion of the Art Nouveau architecture and decoration. He became a founder member of the Deutscher Werkbund in 1907.
The buildings of Olbrich at Darmstadt exerted and inspired later architecture in some way he anticipated Expressionism.
Architecture
Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt . Museum, Künstlerkolonie
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Furniture
Josef Maria Olbrich (Troppau 1867-1908 Düsseldorf), An armchair
Vienna c. 1898/99, seat and back rest with original brown leather cover with embossed stripes, brass knobs, traces of use, height 89.5 cm, width 57 cm, (B). Lit.: Olbrich used this chair in the Friedmann Villa in Vienna in 1899, see Ideen von Olbrich, Leipzig 1900, p.
A rare pair of mahogany armchairs by Joseph Maria Olbrich
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A set of four chairs by Joseph MariaOlbrich
Joseph Maria Olbrich A set of four chairs, ca. 1900 99 x 45 x 49 cm. (39 x 17.7 x 19.3 in.) close Artist: Title: , ca. 1900 Medium: solid beech and laminated wood, leather Size: 99 x 45 x 49 cm. (39 x 17.7 x 19.3 in.)
Jugendstil Vintage Beech Armchair by Josef Maria Olbrich, Vienna, circa 1902
Items Similar to Jugendstil Vintage Beech Armchair by Josef Maria Olbrich, Vienna, circa 1902 View More view larger image of Want more images or videos? Request additional images or videos from the seller The armchair was designed by the Viennese Secessionist Josef Maria Olbrich and executed by Gebr. Thonet.