Plant stand

Otto Prutscher|Beissbarth & Hoffmann

1903 · Wood, metal, paint · Modern and Contemporary Art

Otto Prutscher was a prominent member of the Wiener Werkstätte and studied under Josef Hoffmann. This plant stand’s towerlike design is a masterful example of the modernist perception of beauty as a direct expression of rational, clear structure. The black-and-white checkerboard is echoed in the alternating tiers of square cachepots. The motif is similar to one employed at the time in Glasgow by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, whose work was well-known and admired in Vienna.

Artist

Otto Prutscher|Beissbarth & Hoffmann

Date

1903

Medium

Wood, metal, paint

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1993