Pagoda
1920-1930 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Dagobert Peche (1887-1923) was born in St. Michael im Lungau, Salzburg. He trained as an architect but is best known for his contribution to decorative art design. Prolific and adaptable, he designed jewellery, woodcuts, glass, posters, interior furnishings and decorative objects.
Peche studied at the Technische Hochschule (Technical College) in Vienna under Max von Ferstel, Karl König, and Leopold Simony before moving in 1908 to the Akademie der bildenden Künste in Vienna (Academy of Fine Arts), where the architect Friedrich Ohmann was his main influence. In 1910 he travelled to the UK where he became influenced by the work of artist, Aubrey Beardsley.
Following a meeting with architect Otto Wagner, Peche met Josef Hoffmann. Soon afterwards, he was commissioned to design textiles and wallpapers for the Wiener Werkstätte. He subsequently worked with other organisations such as Johann Backhausen, & Söhne (textiles and carpets), Vereinigte Wiener & Gmundner Keramik (ceramics), Oskar Dietrich (jewellery), J. Soulek (furniture), and Max Schmidt and Flammersheim & Steinmann (wallpaper).
Peche joined the Wiener Werkstätte as artistic director in the spring of 1915 and after being discharged from the army due to poor health became director of the Zürich branch until 1919. Peche returned to Vienna at the end of 1919, where he died on April 16, 1923.
Peche studied at the Technische Hochschule (Technical College) in Vienna under Max von Ferstel, Karl König, and Leopold Simony before moving in 1908 to the Akademie der bildenden Künste in Vienna (Academy of Fine Arts), where the architect Friedrich Ohmann was his main influence. In 1910 he travelled to the UK where he became influenced by the work of artist, Aubrey Beardsley.
Following a meeting with architect Otto Wagner, Peche met Josef Hoffmann. Soon afterwards, he was commissioned to design textiles and wallpapers for the Wiener Werkstätte. He subsequently worked with other organisations such as Johann Backhausen, & Söhne (textiles and carpets), Vereinigte Wiener & Gmundner Keramik (ceramics), Oskar Dietrich (jewellery), J. Soulek (furniture), and Max Schmidt and Flammersheim & Steinmann (wallpaper).
Peche joined the Wiener Werkstätte as artistic director in the spring of 1915 and after being discharged from the army due to poor health became director of the Zürich branch until 1919. Peche returned to Vienna at the end of 1919, where he died on April 16, 1923.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Painted wood |
| Brief description | Austrian, 1920-30; painted wood; designed by Dagobert Peche. |
| Physical description | A carved wooden pagoda, painted off-white |
| Credit line | Given by Bertha Sander |
| Object history | Given to the V&A in 1985 by Bertha Sander [85/1970]. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Dagobert Peche (1887-1923) was born in St. Michael im Lungau, Salzburg. He trained as an architect but is best known for his contribution to decorative art design. Prolific and adaptable, he designed jewellery, woodcuts, glass, posters, interior furnishings and decorative objects. Peche studied at the Technische Hochschule (Technical College) in Vienna under Max von Ferstel, Karl König, and Leopold Simony before moving in 1908 to the Akademie der bildenden Künste in Vienna (Academy of Fine Arts), where the architect Friedrich Ohmann was his main influence. In 1910 he travelled to the UK where he became influenced by the work of artist, Aubrey Beardsley. Following a meeting with architect Otto Wagner, Peche met Josef Hoffmann. Soon afterwards, he was commissioned to design textiles and wallpapers for the Wiener Werkstätte. He subsequently worked with other organisations such as Johann Backhausen, & Söhne (textiles and carpets), Vereinigte Wiener & Gmundner Keramik (ceramics), Oskar Dietrich (jewellery), J. Soulek (furniture), and Max Schmidt and Flammersheim & Steinmann (wallpaper). Peche joined the Wiener Werkstätte as artistic director in the spring of 1915 and after being discharged from the army due to poor health became director of the Zürich branch until 1919. Peche returned to Vienna at the end of 1919, where he died on April 16, 1923. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.16-1985 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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