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1    Waltraud Neuwirth

Catalogue of the exhibition "Loetz Austria 1900" in the "Austrian Museum of Applied Arts", Vienna (23.05 - 06.07.1986) and in the "Provincial Museum of Upper Austria", Linz (20.11.1986 - 31.01.1987)

		Waltraud Neuwirth LOETZ AUSTRIA 1900 Glas-Glass-Verre-Vetri 320 pages, 228 colour illustrations, 61 black-and-white illustrations, 311 catalogue numbers; text (introduction, history, catalogue) in four languages (German, English, French, Italian); documentation in German ISBN 3-900282-26-9 Picture: © NW
		Waltraud Neuwirth LOETZ AUSTRIA 1905-1918 Glas-Glass-Verre-Vetri 400 pages, 178 colour illustrations, 203 black-and-white illustrations, 87 catalogue numbers; text (introduction, history, catalogue) in four languages (German, English, French, Italian); documentation in German ISBN 3-900282-27-7 Picture: © NW

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Dr.  W. Neuwirth has no copies of the Loetz Austria books left.   

2    The Loetz bible

		Lötz Böhmisches Glas 1880-1940 German language edition 2003 352 pgs., 661 illustrations, 508 in full color. Edited by the Glasmuseum Hentrich, museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf, Ernst Ploil. Contributions by Jan Mergl, Ernst Ploil, Helmut Ricke. Text by Alena Adlerová, Wolfgang Hennig, Dunja Panenková More details soon... Picture: © HR

Loetz Bohemian glass 1880-1940 English language edition 2003.  Picture: © HR

3    "Das Böhmische Glas 1700-1950"

Covers the history of Bohemian glass over almost 3 centuries.  Describes the collection of the Glassmuseum in Passau (Germany).
The series consists of 7 books. I've chosen 4 of them as these are the most representative for the Art Nouveau and Art Deco period (Band IV-V-VI). Band VII shows where all the glass works were located and has the complete register, which makes it easy to look up information in all 7 books.

IV  Böhmen (© BG)		V  Bayern und Schlesien (© BG)		VI   Art deco (© BG)		VII Karten und Register (© BG)

DAS BÖHMISCHE GLAS 1700-1950
Band IV    Jugendstil in Böhmen
Edited by Georg Hötl, Glassmuseum Passau
312 pages, 354 colour illustrations, 115 black-and-white illustrations, text in German
ISBN 3-927218-57-X

DAS BÖHMISCHE GLAS 1700-1950
Band V    Jugendstil in Bayern und Schlesien
Edited by Georg Hötl, Glassmuseum Passau
86 pages, 77 colour illustrations, 39 black-and-white illustrations, text in German
ISBN 3-927218-58-8

DAS BÖHMISCHE GLAS 1700-1950
Band VI    Art Deco - Moderne
Edited by Georg Hötl, Glassmuseum Passau
138 pages, 164 colour illustrations, 88 black-and-white illustrations, text in German
ISBN 3-927218-59-6

DAS BÖHMISCHE GLAS 1700-1950
Band VII    Karten und Register
Edited by Georg Hötl, Glassmuseum Passau
92 pages with 15 maps
ISBN 3-927218-60-X

4    Lötz auf der Weltausstellung  Paris 1900

After the Loetz company was selected to participate in the Paris World Exhibition in 1900, manager Max von Spaun decided to present a collection that was completely different from the current product range. The Loetz output had been very much influenced by the work of L.C. Tiffany and though this was a great commercial success, he also wanted to lift up the company's artistic reputation. The little known German painter Franz Hofstätter was commissioned to design the range of vases that would yield the Grand Prix and bring the company world fame. The book shows all the designs of Hofstätter, the high end "blackfeet" models, plus the input of the house designers like Prochaska, who wasn't only responsible for some of the shapes, but also for the highly demanding execution of the Hofstätter decors. Out of print.  Not available anymore.

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5    Wiener Jugendstil, Sonderauktion
      60. Auktion, Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer München

		This is the catalog of an auction that took place in 1982 at Ketterer's in München.  Over 230 high end Loetz vases and more than 100 pieces of ceramics, lamps and furniture by the highest qualified manufacturers and designers of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco period were offered for sale.  It is interesting to see how the description of the different pieces has evolved through the years.  The exact nomenclature of the decors was barely known in these days, nor were the production numbers and the attribution of the design was mostly followed by a question mark.

Unfortunately, this catalog is no longer available.  

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