A selection of very decorative prints by Anton Seder from his works ‘Die Pflanze in der Decorativen Kunst’ (The Plant in Decorative Arts) and ‘Das Thier in der Decorativen Kunst’ (The Animal in Decorative Arts); a collection of prints showcasing plants and animals in intricate Art Nouveau designs, occasionally high-lightened in gold. His work had great influence on the Art Nouveau movement and most plates bear his own initials ‘AS’ though other artists contributed, too like Birkenger, E. Unger, Franz Patek, H. Kaufman & E. Klimt.
Seder (1850-1916) was born in Munich, Germany were he was active as a painter, sculptor and architect before he became the first director of the Ecole Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, founded in 1890, in Strasbourg, Alsace which, at the time, was German before it was returned to France in 1918.
