Lot No. 248


Atelier Hoppe/Schönthal/Kammerer *


Atelier Hoppe/Schönthal/Kammerer * - Austrian Contemporary and Modern Art

(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:
EUR 1,400.- to EUR 2,000.-
Starting bid:
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

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