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Alfred Hofmann

1879 – 1958

Austrian sculptor

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Lived 1879 – 1958 (aged 78). Alfred Hofmann was an Austrian sculptor and medalist.

Pelican fountains by Alfred Hofmann, Widholzhof, Simmering, Vienna. Alfred Hofmann (28 November 1879 – 1 August 1958) was an Austrian medallist, gem-cutter and sculptor in wood, bronze, limestone, marble, cameo and other materials. Works by him are in the collections of the Museum of Military History (such as the miniature memorial Artilleriefeldgeschütz, bronzed zinc, 1914–15 From 1906 until 1936 he was a member of the Vienna Secession and the Vienna Künstlerhaus. He was also a member of the Deutscher Künstlerbund.

Life Born in Vienna, Hofmann studied in the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts from 1895 to 1904. There his tutors included the sculptors Edmund von Hellmer and Caspar von Zumbusch. He spent several months in 1905 and 1906 on a study trip to Italy and in 1906 he was awarded the Reichel-Preis for his Blüte (Flower).

On 3 October 1915, his Feldhaubitze in Eisen (Field-Howitzers in Iron) was unveiled in the roofed riding-school of the Rennweger Barracks – it had been commissioned as a nail man by No. 13 Field Howitzter Division of the Imperial-Royal Landwehr. He was later awarded the Staatspreis in 1921 and 1924 for his statuette Maler Hänisch (Hänish Painter). He died in Vienna.

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Who was Alfred Hofmann?

Austrian sculptor (1879-1958)

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Alfred Hofmann was born on 28 November 1879 in Vienna.

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Alfred Hofmann died on 1 August 1958 in Vienna.

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Alfred Hofmann was a sculptor and medalist.

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Alfred Hofmann was Austrian.

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· Wikipedia: Alfred Hofmann

· Wikidata: Q1493890

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