Dagobert Peche

Dagobert Peche (April 3, 1887, Sankt Michael/Lungau, Land Salzburg - April 15, 1923, Vienna) was an Austrian artist and metalworker designer.

He joined the Wiener Werkstatte in 1914 and exhibited at Deutscher Werkbund Exhibition in Colgne [1] and then became a co-director thereof in 1916[2]. Whilst there in the early 1920s he introduced a 'spiky baroque' style inspired by folk-art, and using flowers , animals and human figures as decorative motifs [3]

References

  1. ^ Anscomb Isabelle, Arts and Crafts Style, Phaidon Press , London, 1991, ISBN 017478 3469 6
  2. ^ Art Nouveau, Grange Books London 2007 ISBN 978-1-84013-790-3
  3. ^ Anscomb Isabelle, Arts and Crafts Style, Phaidon Press, London, 1991, ISBN 017148 3469 6

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