Hans Brandstetter

Styria created by Hans Brandstetter for the main bridge in 1891, since the new construction in the Graz city park

Hans Brandstetter (born January 23, 1854 in Michlbach , municipality of Hitzendorf , Styria , † January 4, 1925 in Graz ) was an Austrian sculptor and wood carver .

Life

Hans Brandstetter, son of the nail smith Peter Brandstetter and his wife Juliana Thurner, began (like later his son Wilhelm Gösser , 1881–1966 ) an apprenticeship with the Graz sculptor Jakob Gschiel (1821–1908). After further training in the arts and crafts association, he studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts first with Edmund Hellmer , then, in the next level, with Carl Kundmann . Brandstetter also spent study visits to Rome and Paris. After more than 20 years as a professor at the Graz State Trade School , he retired in 1914.

Works (selection)

Interior of the Herz-Jesu-Kirche in Graz (considered to be his main work)
Forest lily (1885) in the Graz city park
Robert Hamerling monument in Graz
Karl Morré Memorial in Graz
Peter Rosegger Fountain in Kapfenberg
Archduke Johann statue in the vestibule of the Graz Mutual Insurance Company

Honors (selection)

An alley in Graz is named after him

literature

Ferdinand Krauss: The apprenticeship of a sculptor from Styria. Biographical sketch about Hans Brandstetter . Goll, Graz 1885, OBV .
Emil Marriot (collector): Sculpture “Kora from Hamerlings Aspasia” by Hans Brandstetter . 1 photograph with personal dedication by Hans Brandstetter. Emilie Mataja's estate , s. l., s. a., OBV .
Brandstetter Hans. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 107.
Bruno Brandstetter (compilation): The works of the sculptor Hans Brandstetter . Brandstetter, Graz 1965, OBV .
Isolde Wilding: The sculptor Hans Brandstetter (1854–1925). Life and work . Dissertation. University of Graz, Graz 1988, OBV .
Margarete Payer: Hans Brandstetter . In: lithes.uni-graz.at , June 2011, demolished on February 9, 2018.

Web links

Commons : Hans Brandstetter - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Entry on Hans Brandstetter in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )

Individual evidence

↑ Franz Gold Hann : Professor Brandstetter. On January 23, 1914. In: Grazer Tagblatt , morning edition, No. 5/1914 (XXIV. Year), January 22, 1914, p. 1 f. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / gtb.
↑ Ernst Decsey (Red.): The forest schoolmaster fountain in Kapfenberg . (Deviating: Festschrift for the unveiling of the Walschulmeister fountain in Kapfenberg ). Leykam, Graz 1908, OBV .

↑ Hans-Brandstetter-Gasse. Google Maps , accessed March 4, 2013 .

personal data
SURNAME	Brandstetter, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian sculptor and wood carver
DATE OF BIRTH	January 23, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH	Michlbach, Hitzendorf (Styria)
DATE OF DEATH	January 4, 1925
Place of death	Graz

[1] Franz Gold Hann : Professor Brandstetter. On January 23, 1914. In: Grazer Tagblatt , morning edition, No. 5/1914 (XXIV. Year), January 22, 1914, p. 1 f. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / gtb.

[2] Ernst Decsey (Red.): The forest schoolmaster fountain in Kapfenberg . (Deviating: Festschrift for the unveiling of the Walschulmeister fountain in Kapfenberg ). Leykam, Graz 1908, OBV .

[3] Hans-Brandstetter-Gasse. Google Maps , accessed March 4, 2013 .