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Alice Wanke: Austrian Painter and Graphic Artist of Art Nouveau

(1873 – 1936)

Alice Wanke (1873-1936) was an Austrian painter and graphic artist. She studied, just like Gustav Klimt and Koloman Moser before her and Oskar Kokoschka after her, at the prestigious Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna (Vienna School of Arts and Crafts) before establishing herself as a commercial artist. She illustrated books and magazines, created adverts for various products and murals and lunettes for local establishments, and designed posters and at least 80 rather stunning postcards in the Art Nouveau style.

Alice Wanke's signature.
Alice Wanke’s Signature
Alice Wanke's monogram.
Alice Wanke’s Monogram
A New Year's greeting card by Alice Wanke showing demonic chimney sweep with a pig.
Published by B.K.W.I. (Brüder Kohn), Series 3106-3.
Another New Year's card by Alice Wanke showing a woman holding a pig.
Unknown publisher
Alice Wanke postcard of a woman in green in Art Nouveau style.
Alice Wanke postcard of a woman in pink in Art Nouveau style.
Published by M.M. Vienne, Series 119 and 120 (12 cards).
Published by M.M. Vienne (Series No. 121) in Austria and by Landeker & Brown (Ellanbee Art Nouveau Series No. 110) Series in England (six cards).
Published by Meissner & Buch in their Künstler-Postkarten Series, No. 1296 (six cards).
Published by Raphael Tuck, Continental Series No. 4020 (six cards).
Published by Knight Brothers, Series No. 2071 (six cards).
Published by Raphael Tuck in their “Art” Postcard Series, No. 843 (six cards).
Unknown publisher (six cards).
Published by Theo Stroefer in Germany and Evelyn Wrench in Britain (12 cards).
A set of six published by M.M. Vienne, Series No. 452.

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