Dagobert Peche
Dagobert Peche | |
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_OeNB_13832952.png) Dagobert Peche c. 1920 | |
| Born | 3 April 1887 Sankt Michael im Lungau, Austria |
| Died | 16 April 1923 (aged 36) Modling, Austria |
| Style | Spiky Baroque |
| Movement | Wiener Werkstätte |
Dagobert Peche (3 April 1887, Sankt Michael/Lungau, Duchy of Salzburg – 16 April 1923, Modling) was an Austrian artist and metalworker designer.[1]
Career
He joined the Wiener Werkstätte in 1915 and exhibited at Deutscher Werkbund Exhibition in Cologne[2] and then became a co-director thereof in 1916.[3] Whilst there in the early 1920s he introduced a 'spiky baroque' style[4] inspired by folk-art, and using flowers, animals and human figures as decorative motifs.[2]
References
- ^ Dagobert Peche | People | Collection of Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
- ^ a b Anscombe, Isabelle (1999) [1991]. Arts and Crafts Style. London: Phaidon Press. ISBN 0-714-83469-6.
- ^ Art Nouveau. Hoo: Grange Books. 2008. ISBN 978-1-84013-790-3.
- ^ Hapgood, Marilyn Oliver (1992). Wallpaper and the Artist : From Dürer to Warhol. New York: Abbeville Press. p. 126. ISBN 9780896599338.
External links
- An example of Dagobert Peche's work
- Biographical sketch of Peche with examples of his work at the Wayback Machine (archived 2024-09-17)