"Loetz: Bohemian Glass 1880–1940" — Neue Galerie New York / Hatje Cantz

The definitive English-language reference on Johann Loetz Witwe, the most celebrated Bohemian art-glass manufacturer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and Tiffany's great European rival in iridescent glass. Published by Hatje Cantz for the Neue Galerie New York exhibition, with essays by leading Loetz scholars Jan Mergl, Ernst Ploil, and Helmut Ricke. First English edition, 2003. 352 pages, richly illustrated in color and black-and-white, tracing Loetz's production from its early Art Nouveau iridescent "Phänomen" glass through its collaborations with Wiener Werkstätte-adjacent designers (Michael Powolny, Koloman Moser circle, Antoinette Krasnik) into its later Art Deco "Tango" period. Includes an extensive scholarly appendix cataloguing more than 300 decorative types (grounds/decors) developed by the firm, illustrated comparative material on Tiffany, Gallé, and other contemporaries, and detailed catalogue entries with dimensions, marks, and provenance for each illustrated piece. Cloth boards with pictorial dust jacket.

Authors: Jan Mergl, Ernst Ploil, and Helmut Ricke
Publisher: Neue Galerie New York / Hatje Cantz Publishers
Date: 2003, first English edition
Pages: 352, illustrated throughout in color and black-and-white
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
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