Ludwig Kasper

Ludwig Kasper (2 May 1893 – 28 August 1945) was an Austrian sculptor.

Biography

Born in Gurten, Austria, on 2 May 1893, Artists influenced by Kasper include Blumenthal and Gerhard Marcks.

Between 1943 and 1944 or 1945, he taught sculpture at the School of Art of Braunschweig. The bombardment of that city led him to return to Austria. He died on 28 August 1945 in Braunau from kidney disease.

Works Kasper's sculptures are Neo-Classicist in style, influenced by Adolf Hildebrand; they predominantly depict the human form, including standing, seated and walking figures. Ursel Berger comments in his Grove Art Online biography that the "severe poses" make the figures appear "spellbound". Kasper worked in various materials including bronze, plaster, terracotta and marble. Significant works include Standing Girl (1931), Caryatid (1936), and Kore I and II (1937).

A retrospective was held in Munich City Gallery in 1952. His works were exhibited during Documenta 1 in 1955, the first in the series of Documenta exhibitions in Kassel. Some of his works are held at the Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum, Linz.