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 "Polyanthus, Walberswick, 1915 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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.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 "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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.jpg "A Della Robbian Frieze, Museo Nationale, Florence, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-556193).jpg "Apple, Walberswick, 1915 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Design for a Dining Room, 1901 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 "The Wassail, 1900 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_1891_(pencil_and_watercolor_on_pape_-_(MeisterDrucke-383645).jpg "Certosa di Pavia (study of a sculpted angel), 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "The May Queen by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-558646).jpg "Blackthorn, Chiddingstone, Kent by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_pencil_and_-_(MeisterDrucke-1092731).jpg "The Tree of Personal Effort by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-587172).jpg "Elder, Walberswick, 1915 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "The Wassail by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-383624).jpg "White cabinet designed for Mrs. Rowat, 1902 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1473923).jpg "Pencil sketch of old buildings, probably in Glasgow 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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_-_(MeisterDrucke-383619).jpg "White cabinet designed for Mrs. Rowat, 1902 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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_c1910_(ink_on_paper)_-_(MeisterDrucke-383618).jpg "Line drawing of furniture (a cupboard), c.1910 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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_-_(MeisterDrucke-383630).jpg "White cabinet designed for Mrs. Rowat, 1902 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Card table designed for the Argyle Street Tea Rooms, Glasgow, 1888-89 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-905089).jpg "Stationery Design for John Orr & Sons, Glasgow by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "The Road Through the Rocks by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "High Backed Chair, c.1897 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-383687).jpg "Decoration from Roof of S. Miniato, Florence, 1891 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 "Furniture designed for No. 120 Mains Street, Glasgow, Black cabinet with inlaid plaque, 1904 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Plan of Mosaics, Orvieto Cathedral, Interior, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_1902_-_(MeisterDrucke-410165).jpg "Title Page for Haus Eines Kunstfreundes (Meister der Innenkunst II), 1902 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "A sheet of studies of mosaic bands, Orvieto Cathedral by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Arch of Titus, Rome, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-383643).jpg "Intarsia Panel, Certosa di Pavia, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Two Ladder Back Chairs, for Miss Cranston")
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.jpg "Figure in Arabian cloak and turban holding a lantern by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-383629).jpg "White cabinet designed for Mrs. Rowat, 1902 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Egyptian Pottery, Naples Museum, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_c1910_(ink_on_paper)_-_(MeisterDrucke-383620).jpg "Line drawing of furniture (a settle with painted panels), c.1910 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Orvieto Cathedral, Mosaic Bands in Spiral Column, Front Door, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-383625).jpg "White cabinet designed for Mrs. Rowat, 1902 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Sketch of Bronze Outlets in Lavatory, Certosa di Pavia by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-579166).jpg "Ladderback chairs, c.1903 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Well Head, Venice, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Design for a Wardrobe, Shown in Elevation, with Half-Full Size Details of Decorative Panel, 1904 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 "Textile Design, c.1915 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 "Exterior from the North West by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Orvieto Cathedral Doorway, 1891 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 "Electroplated table service, for E. Bingham & Co., c.1906 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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.jpg "Pinks, 1920 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "S. Maria dei Miracoli Altar Screen, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "View of the Board Room by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Design for Curtains for the Hall Windows, for W.J. Bassett-Lowke by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Design for a Music Room with panels by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-383651).jpg "Doorway, Certosa di Pavia, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Bas Relief, Detail of Fireplace Decoration, Bedroom by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, United Kingdom, 20th Century by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Hanging shade, c.1900 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Acanthus (detail) by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Panel of three stylised rose motifs in green and cream, for one back of a corner settle in the Drawing Room at 14 Kingsborough Gardens, c.1900 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Orvieto Cathedral Door Jamb, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Floral and Chequered Fabric Design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-383646).jpg "Intarsia Panel, Certosa di Pavia, 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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_secretary_a_seat_(1904)_white_lacquered_-_(MeisterDrucke-946080).jpg "Charles Rennie Mackintosh; Secretary a Seat (1904) White Lacquered Wood. Paris, Musee d")
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.jpg "Part Seen, Imagined Part by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "A writing cabinet designed for Walter W. Blackie Esq., Hill House, Edinburgh by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "A writing cabinet designed for Walter W. Blackie Esq., Hill House, Edinburgh by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-551804).jpg "Desk for the Blue Bedroom at Houshill, 1904 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Furniture designed for No. 120 Mains Street, Glasgow, Four-poster bed, c.1900 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-383597).jpg "Old House, Lyme Regis, Dorsetshire, 1895 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "One of a pair of armchairs for the Blue Bedroom, HousHill, Glasgow, 1905 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-569384).jpg "Mother-of-pearl inlaid bedside cabinet 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 "Design for a wardrobe, shown in elevation of the front and interior by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_Naples_Museum_1891_-_(MeisterDrucke-383692).jpg "Candlestick (?), Naples Museum, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Designs for Writing Desks Shown in Front and Side Elevations, for the Ingram Street Tea Rooms by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-569369).jpg "Textile design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-383638).jpg "Certosa di Pavia, Memorial, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Studies of decorative ceiling panels, San Miniato, Florence by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-383686).jpg "Mosaic Bands, Orvieto Cathedral, Interior, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Monuments, S. Maria del Popolo, Rome, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-383616).jpg "White cabinet designed for Mrs. Rowat, 1902 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_c1910_(ink_on_paper)_-_(MeisterDrucke-383621).jpg "Line drawing of furniture (a dressing table), c.1910 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Bronze Tabernacle, Naples Museum by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-575027).jpg "Hat, Coat and Umbrella Stand for the Argyle Street Tearooms 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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_-_(MeisterDrucke-909931).jpg "One of a pair of armchairs, late 20th century by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Table Designed for the Billiard Room at Miss Cranston")
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.jpg "Port Vendres, La Ville (c. 1925) by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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.jpg "Campanile, Bologna, 1891 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh")
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