Hans Köttenstorfer
Hans Köttenstorfer (born November 29, 1911 in Steyr ; † December 2, 1995 there ) was an Austrian medalist and painter.
Life
From 1926 to 1930 he attended Hans Gerstmayr's class at the technical school for engravers and chiselers in Steyr. He then studied medal art for eight semesters at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna under Professor Rudolf Marshall. In 1949 he was appointed to the main mint by director Friedrich Buberl, who was then head of the Vienna mint . Ten years later he became head of the engraving department and finally in 1965 he was officially appointed chief engraver. He held this position until his retirement in 1977. After that he continued to work as a freelance artist.
During his time at the main mint he created a number of coins and medals, but also worked as a freelance medalist. The best-known and most frequent pieces from his oeuvre are certainly the coats of arms of the 5- shilling coin (1961–2001) and the 50-groschen coin, as well as the design of the 10-groschen coin, which was quite modern for its time. In addition, he was involved in the design of several Austrian special coins and designed many lucky coins, calendar and occasion medals. His calendar medals are counted among the top items of this genre.
In 1995 Hans Köttenstorfer died in Steyr and was buried in nearby Garsten . In his hometown of Steyr, the "Prof.-Hans-Köttenstorfer-Straße" is named after him.
Selected Works
Coins
- 10 groschen 1951-2001
- 50 groschen 1959-2001
- 25 Schilling - Carinthian referendum (1960)
- 5 schillings 1961-2001
- 25 Schilling - 40 years of Burgenland (1961)
- 25 Schilling - 150 years of the Vienna University of Technology (Johann Josef Prechtl) (1965)
- 50 Schilling - 450th anniversary of Emperor Maximilian I's death (1969)
- 50 Schilling - 80th birthday of Chancellor Ing.Julius Raab (1971)
- 50 Schilling - 1200 years of Salzburg Cathedral (1974)
- 500 schillings - 1000 years of Steyr (1980)
Medals and tokens
- "University of Vienna"
- "Admont Abbey Library"
- "Steyr - my home"
literature
- Coins, medals and paintings by artists - the exhibition Hans Köttenstorfer is worth a visit . In: Steyrer Zeitung from July 20, 1972.
- Hans Köttenstorfer: The art of steel cutting in Steyr. Upper Austria . In: Kulturzeitschrift, Vol. 29, H. 4 (1979), pp. 55-59.
- Catalog Hans Köttenstorfer . Exhibition from March 7-22, 1970, ed. from the cultural office of the city of Steyr. (Steyr 1970).
- Franz Lugmayer: Memory of Hans Köttenstorfer (November 29, 1911 - December 3, 1995). Former Head of the engraving department of the Main Mint, Vienna. Culture Upper Austria . Report. In: Monthly publication of Upper Austria. State Cultural Department, born in 50 (1996)
- An exhibition in the Museum of the City of Steyr , April 24th - July 19th, 1998. Coordination: Robert Trsek. Steyr 1998.
Web links
- Hans Köttenstorfer . Artists archive of the Austrian Mint. As of April 8, 2013. Online at hera.e-novation.at.
- Johann Köttenstorfer . A Steyrer. Chief engraver in the main mint. Online at steyrerpioniere.wordpress.com, as of April 24, 2013.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hubert Emmerig: The Austrian medal at the FIDEM world exhibitions in the second half of the 20th century ( Memento of the original from November 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 201 kB); Retrieved Feb. 8, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Köttenstorfer, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian medalist and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Steyr |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd December 1995 |
| Place of death | Steyr |