Kundmann, Carl#

Kundmann, Carl, b. Vienna, June 15, 1838, d. Vienna, June 9, 1919, sculptor. From 1872 taught at the Vienna Academy, participated in the competition for the Maria Theresia monument (won by C. von Zumbusch). In Vienna he created sculptures for e.g. the Arsenal, the Town Hall, the Burgtheater, the Neue Hofburg Palace, the Court Museums. His main works include the Pallas Athene fountain in front of the Parliament (1898-1902) and the Tegetthoff monument at Vienna Praterstern (1886). K. used a moderate style of sculpting and is one of the main representatives of Vienna Ringstrasse sculpture.

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