Fashion (Mode)
Medium
Color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 1/2 × 3 7/16 in. (13.9 × 8.8 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.848
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Fashion (Mode)**, a delicate color lithograph from 1912 by Otto Friedr. Carl Lendecke for the Wiener Werkstätte, captures elegance of early 20th-century style in a compact sheet measuring just 5½ × 3⅜ inches. Produced during the height of Vienna's avant-garde design scene, this print exemplifies the workshop's mission to unite fine art with everyday objects, often featuring graceful women in contemporary attire that reflects the era's fascination with modernity and sophistication. The Wiener Werkstätte, founded in 1903 by architect Josef Hoffmann and artist Koloman Moser, was a cornerstone ...