A Beethoven Enthusiast (Ein Beethovenschwärmer)
Medium
Color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (14 × 8.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Museum Accession, transferred from the Library
Accession Number
WW.505
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the bustling cultural scene of early 20th-century Vienna *A Beethoven Enthusiast (Ein Beethovwärmer)* captures the era's passion for the composer's music. Created in 1911 by Moriz Jung for the renowned Wiener Werkstätte—a collective blending fine and applied arts—this color lithograph depicts a devoted male admirer, likely in rapturous devotion. At just 5½ × 3½ inches, its intimate scale suggests it was designed as a postcard, bookplate, or collectible print, making high art accessible to everyday enthusiasts. Jung's work reflects the Wiener Werkstätte's signature Jugendstil style, charact...
About the Artist
Moriz Jung|Wiener Werkstätte · 1885–1915
Austrian (born Czechoslovakia) Moravia 1885–1915 Manilowa (Carpathians)|