Today, 10.03.09

This small group of posters, from their collection of over 15,000, shows a tiny glimpse of their vast collection. Works by such artists and designers as Jules Chéret, Toulouse-Lautrec, Klimt, Koloman Moser, Joseph Binder and Julius Klinger, as well as many lesser known, but equally important designers of the late 19th and 20th centuries. The collection is, naturally, extremely well organized into genre and artist and period — and easily searched. 

Another extraordinary online collection at MAK is the drawings of the Wiener Wekstatte. Comprising over 17,000 drawings and sketches, it is a treasure chest. The drawings document everything from everyday household items (such as ashtrays and dinner wear) to lighting and textiles. These small, precious sketches show the origins and thinking of the Seccessionist founders Josef Hoffmann, Moser and Dagobert Peche. 

Short of a trip to Vienna, MAK provides a wonderful stay-cation, although sadly without the coffee and pastries of Demel.

Here are Today’s images.