Hilda Jesser

Vase, Circa 1925
Glazed painted ceramic
9 1/2" (24.2 cm) high
Executed by the Wiener Werkstätte

Fashion Illustration from Das Leben einer Dame

Hand-colored linoleum print from portfolio of 20 by various artists of the Wiener Werkstätte
11 3/4" x 15 1/2" (29.7 x 39.3 cm)
Private collection

Hilda Jesser

1894–1985

• 1912 attended Vienna School of Applied arts as a "guest student"
• 1914 becomes full time student
• 1915 admitted to Josef Hoffmann's architecture classes
• works for the Wiener Werkstätte, primarily designing fabrics and fashion until 1922

Images courtesy of Galerie St. Etienne