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Oswald Haerdtl (1899-1959), Pair of Door Handles,
Oswald Haerdtl (1899-1959), Pair of Door Handles,
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Cement, iron, bronze coating
Vienna/Austria, 1949
Oswald Haerdtl (1899-1959) - Austrian architect, designer and lecturer in architecture
Pair of large door handles in a simple, modern design
Overall dimensions: 24 x 26 x 17.5 cm each
Weight: approx. 7.7 kg
Provenance: Private collection, Austria
Oswald Haerdtl formed a modern architectural language in Vienna that is based on the simple element of the surface

The present pair of large door handles was designed by Oswald Haerdtl (1899-1959) in 1949 for the building in the Singerstraße 2/angle Kärtnerstraße 3 on the Stephansplatz in Vienna. The handles are made from concrete which are fitted with a bronze coating. They consist of two angle-shaped surfaces hold together by two iron bars. Since 1848, Haerdtl worked on an urban planning study for the Stephansplatz, collaborating with Karl Schwanzer and Wilhelm Schütte. In his Viennese buildings, Haerdtl formed an avant-garde architectural language that was unusual for the city and characterized by the simple element of the surface. Here, the architect showed a clear influence of the De Stijl movement.


The door handles show some wear and oxidation marks consistent with age. The bronze coating shows some major losses, cracks and fillings. Some screws are missing. The overall dimensions of the door handles are 24 x 26 x 17.5 cm each, and the weight of each piece is about 7.7 kg.


Oswald Haerdtl (1899-1959)

Oswald Haerdtl worked as an architect, designer and lecturer in architecture in Austria and Poland. After an apprenticeship as a carpenter, he entered in the School of Applied Arts in Vienna in 1916. From 1919, he studied in the architecture class of Oskar Strnad. In addition, lectures by Josef Frank had a deep impact on him. After his studies, he worked as an assistant lecturer in the master class of Josef Hoffmann. As a result, he created designs of exhibitions that are considered his best early works. As his first work of architecture, he constructed a house in the Werkbund colony in Vienna built in 1931-1932. In 1935, he was appointed professor following his teacher Oskar Strnad in the class specializing in architecture. From 1938, he led a class specializing in commercial and industrial design at the Vienna School of Applied Arts parallel to his course in architecture. During the Second World War, Haerdtl opened a design office in Krakow, which moved to Wroclaw later. Haerdtl‘s main architectural works are considered the pavilions of the Republic of Austria, which he presented to the world exhibitions in Brussels in 1935 and in Paris in 1937.


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Oswald Haerdtl (1899-1959), Pair of Door Handles,

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