Loeffler Angel – The Sincerest Form of Flattery

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a truly remarkable use of a poster stamp image. At first glance one might say, good grief, a full proof sheet (see below) of Berthold Loeffler’s design for the 1908 Vienna Secessionist Art Show, known as the Loeffler Angel? But, in fact, that iconic design (Figure 1) was adapted, in 1980, for use by Kate Hendrickson, at the time an art dealer and now a full-time fine artist still working in Chicago.

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