Scherpe, Johann Hans#
Scherpe, Johann (Hans), b. Vienna, Dec. 15, 1855, d. Vienna, Feb. 15, 1929, sculptor. Representative of the younger generation of the "Ringstrassen" period, known mainly for his architectural sculptures and monuments. His works showed an increasing calmness in their design characteristic of the transition to modernism.
Works#
Vienna: sepulchre for L. Anzengruber at the Central Cemetery, 1893; monument on Schmerlingplatz, 1905; monuments for R. v. Alt, 1912, and G. Coch, 1913.Literature#
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