Johann Scherpe

Johann (Hans) Scherpe (born December 15, 1855 in Vienna ; died February 15, 1929 there ) was an Austrian sculptor . He is considered to be an artist of the younger generation on Ringstrasse and was primarily a sculptor for buildings and monuments.

Life

Johann Scherpe, son of the carpenter and furniture draftsman Karl Friedrich Scherpe, began training as an apprentice wood carver. He later became a student at the J. Cesar Modeling School. It was there that he met the sculptor Rudolf von Weyr and worked for him. In 1877 he began studying at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts and was there from 1880 to 1885 in the special school for higher sculpture with Karl Kundmann . In 1890 he became a full member of the Vienna Fine Arts Cooperative . Initially, Scherpe mainly created portrait busts and architectural sculptures, later mainly monuments. He won several competitions and medals for the latter. In 1896 he received a small gold medal at the International Art Exhibition in Berlin .

After his death, Scherpe was buried at the Vienna Central Cemetery (group 13 B).

Works

1890: Austria-Brunnen (melted down)
1893: Ludwig Anzengruber's tomb at the Vienna Central Cemetery
1905: Ludwig-Anzengruber monument on Schmerlingplatz
1908: Augustin Fountain on Augustinplatz
1912: Rudolf von Alt monument on Minoritenplatz

Picture gallery

Plaster models created by Scherpe for the figure group "War and Peace"
Grave of Johann Scherpe at the Vienna Central Cemetery
Anzengruber memorial on Schmerlingplatz (1905)

Web links

Commons : Johann Scherpe - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Österreich-Lexikon , 1995, Volume 2, Page 343 (Online: [1] )
↑ Digital.belvedere.at: Johann Scherpe ( Memento of the original from February 13, 2015 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. ; accessed on Aug. 3, 2014 @1@ 2
^ Maria Pötzl-Malikova: Scherpe Johann (Hans). In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 10, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-7001-2186-5 , p. 91.

personal data
SURNAME	Scherpe, Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Scherpe, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH	December 15, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vienna
DATE OF DEATH	February 15, 1929
Place of death	Vienna

[1] Österreich-Lexikon , 1995, Volume 2, Page 343 (Online: [1] )

[2] Digital.belvedere.at: Johann Scherpe ( Memento of the original from February 13, 2015 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. ; accessed on Aug. 3, 2014 @1@ 2

[3] Maria Pötzl-Malikova: Scherpe Johann (Hans). In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 10, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-7001-2186-5 , p. 91.