Mittheilungen der Vereinigung bildender Künstler Ősterreichs Wien, Heft 4/1900. [organ of the Association of Artists in Austria], Vienna, notebook 4].
Dimensions 25.5x24 cm, cover, pp. 54-66 [4] (continuous numbering) decorative layout, original etching by Rudolf Jettmar, illustrations, advertisements. Good condition, soiling and staining on cover, non-creases and soiling of page edges.
Ver Sacrum (Latin for sacred spring) the official magazine of the Viennese Art Nouveau, founded in 1898 by Gustav Klimt and Max Kurzweil. It contained Art Nouveau-style drawings and designs, as well as literary works by prominent writers from all over Europe. Published until 1903, it was distinguished by its beautiful layout and distinctive innovative square-shaped format. The layout, typography and choice of illustrations set a model for the design of other art magazines. It published texts by Rilke, Maeterlinck, Hamsun, Dehmel, Meyer, Holz and others, as well as artwork by Orlik, Klimt, Mucha and others.
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