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Johann Strauss (Sohn)

St. Ulrich bei Wien 1825 - Wien 1899
Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas
(Wikipedia)

Edmund von Hellmer
1921

Description

Gilded bronze statue of Strauss playing the violin on a marble socle. The statue stands in front of an Laas marble arch with a relief of dancing couples.

Inscription(s)

johann
STRAUSS

Signature

edmund hellmer / fecit
(pedestal) steinmetzarbeit ausgeführt / von leopold schäftner

Annotation

Unveiled 26 June 1921. The gold on the statue was removed because of the weathering in 1935, and it was gilded again only in 1991.

Sculptor

Edmund von Hellmer (Wien 1850 - Wien 1935), Austrian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Kunst und Kultur Wien, Denkmäler im Bereich der Wiener Ringstraße.
Wikipedia, Johann-Strauß-Denkmal.
Stadt Wien, Kulturgut.

Locatie (N 48°12'13" - E 16°22'44") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: atwi092; Photograph: 10 September 2012
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