Viennese Cafe The Man of Letters (1911) — Moriz Jung, poster

Moriz Jung's 1911 postcard design for the Wiener Werkstätte, taken from Wikimedia Commons CC0 scan, on archival fine art paper.

The Man of Letters shows a solitary intellectual absorbed in reading. The figure is rendered as pure contour, the surrounding space as important as the form itself. Jung's title elevates the scene — not just a man reading, but "the man of letters," a type, an archetype. The Werkstätte believed that everyday moments deserved artistic attention. A postcard about thinking deserves to be as carefully composed as a society portrait.

This is reproduced from a Wikimedia Commons CC0 archive scan at full resolution, printed on archival fine art paper, ready to hang.

THE PRINT

• Available in 28×43 cm / XL 11×17", 30×45 cm / 12×18", 40×60 cm / 16×24", or 60×90 cm / 24×36", portrait orientation
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THE WORK

• Artist: Moriz Jung (1885–1915)
• Year: 1911
• Collection: Wiener Werkstätte (workshop)
• Source: Wikimedia Commons · CC0 archive scan

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