Brandstetter, Hans

SCULPTOR (AUSTRIAN EMPIRE)
BORN 23 Jan 1854, Michlbach (Hitzendorf), Steiermark - DIED 4 Jan 1925, Graz, Steiermark
GRAVE LOCATION Graz, Steiermark: Katholischer Friedhof St. Peter, Petersgasse 67 (A--330)

Hans Brandstetter studied at the Academy in Vienna under Edmund von Hellmer and Carl Kundmann. For his first works the Academy awarded him a prize.

In Graz Jakob Gschiel was hier teacher. He became a professor at the Staatsgewerbeschule in Graz and created several works for public places in that city. His bronze statue "The Forest Lily" is in the Stadtpark in Graz. He also made sculptures for cemeteries. The sculptor Willhelm Gösser was his son.

Related persons
• was a friend of Reininghaus, Hans von

Images

The grave of Hans Brandstetter at the St. Peter Stadtfriedhof, Graz.
Picture by Androom (17 Aug 2009)

 

Sources
• Rechnitz, Stefan, Index zum Friedhofsverzeichnis
Hans Brandstetter - Wikipedia


Brandt, Carl

Published: 19 Jun 2018
Last update: 08 Jan 2023