Designed by Koloman Moser
Austrian, 1868–1918
Produced by Johan Backhausen und Söhne
Austria, Vienna
Panel Entitled "Poppyheads" (Mohnköpfe), 1900
Silk, wild silk, and cotton, satin weave self-patterned by ground weft floats
182.9 x 113 cm (72 x 44 1/2 in.)
Repeat: 45.5 x 29.8 cm (17 7/8 x 11 3/4 in.)
Restricted gift of Mrs. Julian Armstrong, Jr., 1986.963
Textiles
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Gift, Bequest and Purchase: A Selection of Textile Acquisitions from 1982–1987," March 18–August 14, 1989
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Designed by the Yard: 20th Century Pattern Repeats," February 28, 1990–June 25, 1990
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Austrian and German Textiles: 1900-1930 from the Permanent Collection," June 5–September 6, 1993
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Textile Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago's Collection," February 17–May 2, 1993
Publication History
Gronwoldt, Ruth. Art Nouveau Textil-Dekor um 1900 Katalog zur Ausstellung des W°rttembergischen Landesmuseums Stuttgart 10. Juli D 31. August 1980. Stuttgart: W°rttembergischen Landesmuseums, 1980. p. 177.
Varnedoe, Kirk. Vienna 1900 Art-Architecture & Design. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1986. P. 114.
The Art Institute of Chicago Annual Report 1986-87. P. 3 (Illus.)
Thurman, Christa C. Mayer. Textiles in The Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1992), Pp. 118-19, 124, 148.