August Adolf Hoffmann Ritter von Vestenhof (1849–1922) was an Austrian painter, illustrator, sculptor and writer, based in Munich.
Life edit
August Hoffmann von Vestenhof was born in Olmütz (modern-day Olomouc), Moravia on 18 June 1849.[1]
He exhibited from 1896 in Munich, Berlin and elsewhere. He exhibited tempera paintings: Zwei Messias ('Two Messiahs'), Die Stunde ('The Hour'), Tragische Maske ('Tragic Mask'), Nausikaa ('Nausicaa'), Wagen des Heliogabal ('Chariot of Heliogabalus'), and sculpture: lead reliefs, bronze statuettes and portrait busts. He also provided drawings for his book Das Gesetz der Bestie ('The Law of the Beast') and illustrations for the magazine Jugend.[2]
He died in Munich on 15 May 1922, aged 72.[2]
Collections edit
- Vienna (Österreichische Galerie Belvedere): Amor Janitor, n.d.[1]
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References edit
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- Beyer, Andreas; Savoy, Bénédicte; and Tegethoff, Wolf, eds. (2021). "Hoffmann von Vestenhof, August". In Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon Online. De Gruyter.
- Oliver, Valerie Cassel, ed. (2011). "Hoffmann von Vestenhof, August". In Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford Art Online.
- Yada-McNeal, Stephan (2018). Germany's Enemies in World War I: Painted by German Artists. Books on Demand. pp. 2, 5.