The Aeroplegasus (Anzani Engines) (Der Aeroplegasus (Motor Anzani))
Medium
Color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 1/2 × 3 9/16 in. (14 × 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.341
Tags
Art Historical Context
In 1911, amid the exhilarating dawn of aviation in Europe, Austrian artist Moriz Jung, affiliated with the renowned Wiener Werkstätte, created *The AeroplegasusAnzani Engines)*, a whimsical color lithograph celebrating technological innovation. The Wienerstätte, a hub of the Viennese Secession and Jugendstil movements, blended fine art with functional design, often producing posters that fused fantasy with modernity. This petite print (just 5½ × 3⅜ inches) likely served as an advertisement for Anzani engines—Italian-made powerplants popular in early motorcycles and aircraft—depicting men, wome...
About the Artist
Moriz Jung|Wiener Werkstätte · 1885–1915
Austrian (born Czechoslovakia) Moravia 1885–1915 Manilowa (Carpathians)|