Like many artists of the Art Nouveau period, Charles Rennie Mackintosh strove for a universal design that related to architecture, interior design, and everyday objects, in other words, to virtually all of everyday life. Thus, in addition to houses, he designed a wide variety of furniture, patterned curtains, had cutlery and metal formed, sketched book covers, and dealt with a wide range of other decorative arts. In addition, he also made flower studies, ornamental and architectural sketches or landscape views.
He was formative for the architectural scene in Glasgow, influenced with his black and white style significantly the Vienna Secession and the Wiener Werkstätten as well as the German production facilities in Hellerau. Innovative and new living concepts developed there radiated into the Bauhaus and laid the foundation for modern furniture design as we know and appreciate it to this day. Mackintosh's wife Margaret MacDonald, who was herself artistically active, was always decisively involved in Mackintosh's ideas and concepts. Mackintosh, in turn, had been influenced by his father's horticultural ambitions and liked to incorporate a stylized rose or other floral elements into his work. In addition, he was influenced by the Celtic origins of Scotland as well as Japanese artwork, which resulted in a geometric design, a certain simplicity and a symbolic language of form. Particularly noteworthy is his design and implementation of the Glasgow School of Art, which to this day is considered the masterpiece of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and this despite an incipient alcohol dependence of its architect. Here, the design of the library is particularly noteworthy. Also for the design and implementation of four salons in Glasgow, it was not without a certain irony that Mackintosh had a significant alcohol problem, since the client, as a member of the Anti-Alcohol League, pursued the enthusiastic goal of creating a meeting place for tea drinkers in drinking Scotland and the serving of alcohol in their tea rooms was definitely not intended.
It is no less understandable, but all the more tragic, that Mackintosh's famous chairs with their high backs are now considered design classics, while the artist himself was not really able to earn much money from his designs throughout his life, and even made a move with his wife from bustling London to the remoteness of the French Pyrenees in order to save on living expenses. He died virtually penniless due to diagnosed tongue cancer after a desperate return to London, where his estate was even deemed completely worthless after the death of his wife a few years later. Possibly his alcohol problem stood in his own way as far as acquiring new and lucrative commissions was concerned. For his works were highly appreciated and praised by many contemporaries and artists. Today, they are recognized worldwide, so it cannot be attributed to a lack of quality or talent if Mackintosh's professional establishment was not as successful as that of artistically far less ambitious contemporaries.
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.jpg "Modern Reproduction from Original Mackintosh Stencil for Wall Decoration, Rose Motif, 1902 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "The Wassail, 1900 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "A Della Robbia Frieze, Museo Nazionale, Florence, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Design for a Dining Room, 1901 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "The Wassail by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Poster: The Scottish Musical Review, 1953 Reproduction after 1896 Original by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "An armchair, made for the Luncheon Room, and dining chair, 1897, from Miss Cranstons Argyle Street Tea Rooms, Glasgow, and an occasional table made for the Billiards Room at Miss Cranstons Buchanan St by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Modern Reproduction from Original Mackintosh Stencil for Wall Decoration, Tree Motif, 1902 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_pencil_and_-_(MeisterDrucke-1092731).jpg "The Tree of Personal Effort, 32x25 cm by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Design for a Music Room, c. 1901 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Previously Unrecorded Architectural Drawings for a Shop and Arcaded Street, c.1915 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-558646).jpg "Blackthorn, Chiddingstone, Kent, 1910 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-383617).jpg "Black-painted fireplace, c. 1914-c. 1928 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Furniture designed for No. 120 Mains Street, Glasgow, black cabinet with inlaid plaque, 1904 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Table with Mother of Pearl Inlay by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Palazzo Pollini and Window in the Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Certosa di Pavia, Doorway in small Cloister, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "The Fort, 1924-27 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "View of a Studio, built 1897-99 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "View of the School of Fine Arts designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Palace Courtyard, Ferrara, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Preliminary design for Mural decoration of the first floor Room of Miss Cranston")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-569398).jpg "The Lighthouse by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "The Lateran, Rome, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Plan of Mosaics, Orvieto Cathedral, Interior, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Settle, 1895 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "House at Corner of McLeod Street by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-383640).jpg "Angel, wall detail, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Plan of Well in Lavatory, Certosa di Pavia, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Exterior from the North West by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1474807).jpg "Scottish Musical Review by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Doorway in Small Cloister, Certosa di Pavia, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "View of the East Staircase, built 1897-99 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Marian del Carmine, Naples by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Details of Entrance Gateway, Certosa di Pavia, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Harold Squire Studio: Elevations, Alternative Elevation to Glebe Place by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Textile Design, c.1915 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Larkspur, 1914 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Chancel of S. Miracoli, Venice, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Fountain in Cloister, Monreale, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Design for a wardrobe, shown in elevation of the front and interior by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "High-Back Side Chair for the Argyle Street Tea Rooms, Glasgow by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Floral and Chequered Fabric Design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Sketches from Pompeii, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Campanile, S. Marks, Venice, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Interior view of the reading room of the School of Fine Arts designed by architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Notes from Rome, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Study of an Angel Statue, Certosa di Pavia, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-556202).jpg "Settle from Dug Out, Miss Cranstons Willow Tearooms by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Sweetheart Abbey, 1892 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Bedroom Suite for the Guest Bedroom at 78 Derngate, Northampton, Manufactured by W. J. Bassett-Lowke by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Interior view of the reading room of the School of Fine Arts by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Chair in the Drawing Room, HousHill, Glasgow, 1904 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Sketch of English Village with Thatched Roof in Foreground, c.1920 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Details of Fountain in Lavatory, Certosa di Pavia, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_88two_figur_-_(MeisterDrucke-551718).jpg "Cabinets, made for 14 Kingsborough Gardens, Glasgow, 1902; two figures on the side doors in Arabian cloak and turban holding lanterns by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Capitals from Bologna, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-572504).jpg "Oak Armchair, c.1897 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Collioure by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "The Rocks, 1927 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Design for the Order Desk Chair, Shown in Elevation and Plan by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-383684).jpg "Tomb of Carlo Marsuppini, Santa Croce, Florence, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_c1910_(ink_on_paper)_-_(MeisterDrucke-383618).jpg "Line drawing of furniture (a cupboard), c.1910 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Palermo Cathedral, Study of the Entrance Porch by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Sketch of English Village, c.1920 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Vicenza, at left A Balcony, and below, Some Wrought Iron Work, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Design for benches and a table, shown in elevation and section plan by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Part Seen, Imagined Part by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Carved Pilasters, S. Miracoli, Venice, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Armchair Designed for the Argyle Street Tea Rooms, Glasgow by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-911046).jpg "Rare and important high-back chair, c.1898-99 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Orvieto Cathedral Doorway, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-556188).jpg "Chair for the White Dining Room, Ingram Street Tearooms by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1470797).jpg "The Village of La Lagonne by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Design for a washstand, shown in side and front elevation, 1904 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Design for an oak armchair, shown in front and side elevations, 1905 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-911047).jpg "Sidechair, c.1905/10 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-383665).jpg "Intarsia Panel, Certosa di Pavia, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-579166).jpg "Ladderback chairs, c.1903 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Ironwork of the North Facade (detail) by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Notes from Rome, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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