CENO KOSAK
| About the artist | Maribor 1904 – 1985 Vienna |
| Designed by | Ceno Kosak, Vienna, around 1953 |
| Executed by | E. Bakalowits & Söhne, Vienna |
| Dimensions | H 26 cm, Ø 53 cm/H 10.2 in, Ø 20.9 in |
| Material | Brass, transparent and yellow cut and hand polished glass crystals, seven yellow glass crystals have been replaced, otherwise very good original condition |
| Provenance | private property, Austria |
A similar model of this chandelier can be found in the Gustav Mahler Hall, formerly the Gobelin Hall, of the Vienna State Opera.
Sincere thanks to Mag. Aglaja Bakalowits for this information.
Ceno Kosak was an Austrian architect, designer, stage designer and painter. He studied architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts under Clemens Holzmeister, and later also became a professor at the Academy.
During the reconstruction of the Vienna State Opera after WW2, Kosak contributed to redesigning the Goblin Hall (today: Gustav Mahler Hall) and also designed the crystal chandeliers, executed by the Bakalowits company (1953/55).
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