Display cabinet workshop August Ungethüm with fittings by Georg Klimt ca. 1900

Around 1900, Georg Klimt worked for some of the most renowned cabinetmakers in Vienna. The workshops particularly appreciated his design skills and the quality of his metalwork. In addition to the Niedermoser and Fritz Nagl workshops, Klimt also produced metal applications for August Ungethüm. The August Ungethüm carpentry workshop also executed designs for Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann and other important designers of the time.

The influence of the Vienna Secession can be seen particularly clearly in our display cabinet: The ornamentation shows great stylistic parallels to the work of Koloman Moser and that of the artists of the Glasgow School. The influence of Japanese furniture culture is also clearly evident in this cabinet. The reliefs by Georg Klimt successfully round off the asymmetry of the display cabinet. This piece of furniture exemplifies a new, revolutionary style of Viennese furniture design.