RecordNumber
3555
Author
Sullivan, John M.
Crop_Body
John M. Sullivan
Title of Article
Symmetry in Koloman Moser’s Flächenschmuck
Title Of Journal
Bridges
Publication Year
2019
Abstract
Koloman Moser’s 1899 design Forellenreigen (Trout dance) may be the first published example of a tiling by
animal shapes. In 1901, he published 29 periodic designs in Flächenschmuck (Surface Ornamentation). Here we
analyze the wallpaper symmetries of these designs, noting in particular several instances of ambiguity.