Label Text
Anton Johann Nepomuk Seder (German,
1850–1916) was trained in Munich. He was a painter who served as director of
the School for Applied Art and Design in Strasburg, Germany. Stylistically, his
art comes out of the Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) movement. His many designs for
the decorative arts were published in portfolios of color lithographs. This color print of fish by Seder is plate number 3 from his most
famous portfolio, “Das Thier in der Decorativen Kunst” (The Animal in
Decorative Art), printed in Vienna in 1896. The donor, Charles M. Young, is a
private print dealer based in Portland, Connecticut.
These are the first works from the Jugendstil movement to enter the permanent
collections. Source: News, Apr May Jun 2017.
Lithographer
E. Beck
Printer
Ch. Reisser
Printer
M. Werthner
Publisher
Gerlach & Schenk
DimensionsSheet: 21 5/16 × 16 5/8 in. (54.1 × 42.2 cm)
Image: 15 7/8 × 11 9/16 in. (40.3 × 29.4 cm)
Image: 15 7/8 × 11 9/16 in. (40.3 × 29.4 cm)
Accession Number 2015.27
Classificationsprint
CopyrightPublic Domain
InscriptionsL'Animal (u,l); Das Thier (u,c); The Animal (u,r); Lith u Druck v(on) E. Berger (l,l); Verlag Gerlach & Schenk in Wien (l,r); Depooé Registered (l,r)
Portfolio/Series"Das Thier in der Decorativen Kunst, Serie 1-2 (The Animal in Decorative Art Series 1 and 2)"
MarksPublic Library Detroit, Mich. (perforated lettering, right margin)
Paper/Supportheavy weight, smooth, cream wove paper
ProvenanceThe Detroit Public Library [deaccesioned]; Charles M. and Susan Alyson Young, Portland, CT [acquired from the previous]; Des Moines Art Center [gift of the previous, 2015]
