Atelier Hoppe/Schönthal/Kammerer *
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(1876-1957)/(1878-1961)/(1878-1969)
Sketch for a War Memorial between Hauptallee and Heustadelwasser, pencil on transparent paper, 28.2x 33.7 cm, soiled, creases to the corners
The present sketch is a preparatory drawing for the presentation sheet of their design for the competition for war memorials announced by the K. K. Ministry of Culture and Education in 1915 See: Kriegsdenkmäler, Kunstverlag Anton Schmoll & Co, Vienna 1916, page 8 and plate 6;
Otto Wagner wrote in his 1915 report: “A mighty sarcophagus on a mighty substructure as a conclusion of the Heustadelwasser in the Prater. The accompanying columns and choice of place are a mistake.” We are grateful to Dr. Andreas Niehaus, Wien Museum.
Specialist: Mag. Elke Königseder
Mag. Elke Königseder
+43-1-515 60-358
elke.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
28.03.2022 - 21:08
- Estimate:
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EUR 1,400.- to EUR 2,000.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 700.-
Atelier Hoppe/Schönthal/Kammerer *
(1876-1957)/(1878-1961)/(1878-1969)
Sketch for a War Memorial between Hauptallee and Heustadelwasser, pencil on transparent paper, 28.2x 33.7 cm, soiled, creases to the corners
The present sketch is a preparatory drawing for the presentation sheet of their design for the competition for war memorials announced by the K. K. Ministry of Culture and Education in 1915 See: Kriegsdenkmäler, Kunstverlag Anton Schmoll & Co, Vienna 1916, page 8 and plate 6;
Otto Wagner wrote in his 1915 report: “A mighty sarcophagus on a mighty substructure as a conclusion of the Heustadelwasser in the Prater. The accompanying columns and choice of place are a mistake.” We are grateful to Dr. Andreas Niehaus, Wien Museum.
Specialist: Mag. Elke Königseder
Mag. Elke Königseder
+43-1-515 60-358
elke.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
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Auction: | Austrian Contemporary and Modern Art |
Auction type: | Online auction |
Date: | 28.03.2022 - 21:08 |
Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | 22.03. - 28.03.2022 |