An extremely rare Wiener Werkstätte cape, probably Eduard Josef Wimmer Wisgrill, circa 1920. narrow rectangular white on black label, of pleated, textured wool-silk mix with ruffled and gathered moiré collar and hem band, silk-covered toggle fasteners; together with a dark brown suede clutch bag with inset timepiece, unlabelled, late 20s to early 30s (2) Eduard Josef Wimmer Wisgrill (1882-1961) was a versatile artist who worked in various avenues, including fashion, decorative arts, theatre and interior design. He first attended the Handelsakademie (Commercial Academy), then the Kunstgewerbeschule (School of Applied Arts), where he studied under Josef Hoffmann Koloman Moser and Alfred Roller from 1901 to 1907. Wimmer-Wisgrill joined the Wiener Werkstätte in 1907 and served as first artistic director of the fashion department from 1910 to 1922. For the Wiener Werkstätte, Wimmer-Wisgrill was active in almost every area of design, but his strength was in the area of fashion - he was once described as the ''Poiret of Vienna.'' .
An extremely rare Wiener Werkstätte cape, probably Eduard Josef Wimmer Wisgrill, circa 1920. narrow rectangular white on black label, of pleated, textured wool-silk mix with ruffled and gathered moiré collar and hem band, silk-covered toggle fasteners; together with a dark brown suede clutch bag with inset timepiece, unlabelled, late 20s to early 30s (2) Eduard Josef Wimmer Wisgrill (1882-1961) was a versatile artist who worked in various avenues, including fashion, decorative arts, theatre and interior design. He first attended the Handelsakademie (Commercial Academy), then the Kunstgewerbeschule (School of Applied Arts), where he studied under Josef Hoffmann Koloman Moser and Alfred Roller from 1901 to 1907. Wimmer-Wisgrill joined the Wiener Werkstätte in 1907 and served as first artistic director of the fashion department from 1910 to 1922. For the Wiener Werkstätte, Wimmer-Wisgrill was active in almost every area of design, but his strength was in the area of fashion - he was once described as the ''Poiret of Vienna.'' .
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