Haus Molchow was built in 1905 near the city of Berlin. This is a sketch by Olga Ehrstr\u00f6m for one of the four windows that were located in the Haus Molchow\u2019s billiard room.<\/p>\n
The atmosphere in the sketch is fairytale-like. The ladies picking flowers in the garden are secluded from the city in the background. Was this an escape from modern times? The lady with dark hair resembles Olga Ehrstr\u00f6m, who was known for her great beauty. Did the artist want to immortalize herself as a medieval noble lady?<\/p>\n
The striking feminine elegance is closer to Western European Art Nouveau and the Arts and Crafts Movement\u00a0 than its much more rigorous Finnish counterparts.\u00a0 Olga Ehrstr\u00f6m, a Finnish painter, illustrator and decorative artist worked with her husband Eric O. W. Ehrstr\u00f6m. They combined decorative art with architecture as “Gesamtkunstwerk” –\u00a0 they saw both buildings and their decoration as one all-embracing artwork.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, Haus Molchow and its stained glass windows were demolished in the early 1950s and little is now known about Olga’s life and her work.<\/p>\n
Haus Molchow was built in 1905 near the city of Berlin. This is a sketch by Olga Ehrstr\u00f6m for one of the four windows that were located in the Haus Molchow\u2019s billiard room. The atmosphere in the sketch is fairytale-like. The ladies picking flowers in the garden are secluded from the city in the background. … Continue reading Sketch for Stained Glass Windows of Haus Molchow<\/span> ![\"Sponsored](\"https:\/\/vangoyourself.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/SWL-by-Kim-Finnis.jpg\")
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