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Artist:
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Bruno Paul
K. M. Seifert & Company
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Title:
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Candelabrum
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Date:
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1901
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Medium:
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Cast and wrought brass
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Dimensions:
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16 1/2 x 27 x 9 in. (41.91 x 68.58 x 22.86 cm)
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Credit Line:
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The Modernism Collection, gift of Norwest Bank Minnesota
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Location:
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Gallery 379
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The ceremonial appearance and considerable size of this twelve-armed candelabrum make it among the most compelling of German Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) metalworks. The arms swivel around the central shaft forming a three-dimensional tree form or, as here, may be arranged with the arms in a row suggesting a stylized peacock. Designed in 1901, it was being sold in several sizes by the Vereinigte Werkstätte until at least 1914. To date, few versions of this candelabrum have been recorded.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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K. M. Seifert & Company
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Role:
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Manufacturer
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Life Dates:
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Dresden-Löbtau, for the Vereinigte Werkstatten fur Kunst im Handwerk, Munich (est. 1897)
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Name:
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Paul, Bruno
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Role:
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Designer
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Nationality:
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German
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Life Dates:
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German, 1874-1968
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Object Description
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Classification:
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Metalwork
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Physical Description:
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Cast and wrought; comprised of twelve arms and central shaft for a total of thirteen candle holders; the arms swivel round the center shaft so that they may be arranged in the same plane or at right angles to each other, forming a three-dimensional stylized tree
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Creation Place:
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Europe, Germany
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Accession #:
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98.276.242
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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