Alfred Hofmann

Alfred Hofmann was an Austrian medallist, gem-cutter and sculptor in wood, bronze, limestone, marble, cameo and other materials. Works by him are in the collections of the Museum of [Military History, Vienna|Museum of Military History], the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere and Royal [Palace, Wrocław|Wrocław City Museum]. From 1906 until 1936 he was a member of the Vienna Secession and the Vienna Künstlerhaus. He was also a member of the Deutscher Künstlerbund.

Life

Born in Vienna, Hofmann studied in the Vienna [Academy of Fine Arts] from 1895 to 1904. There his tutors included the sculptors Edmund von Hellmer and Caspar von Zumbusch. He spent several months in 1905 and 1906 on a study trip to Italy and in 1906 he was awarded the Reichel-Preis for his Blüte.
On 3 October 1915, his Feldhaubitze in Eisen was unveiled in the roofed riding-school of the Rennweger Barracks – it had been commissioned as a nail man by No. 13 Field Howitzter Division of the Imperial-Royal Landwehr. He was later awarded the Staatspreis in 1921 and 1924 for his statuette Maler Hänisch. He died in Vienna.