August Hoffmann von Vestenhof


August Adolf Hoffmann Ritter von Vestenhof was an Austrian painter, illustrator, sculptor and writer, based in Munich.

Life

August Hoffmann von Vestenhof was born in Olmütz, Moravia on 18 June 1849.
He exhibited from 1896 in Munich, Berlin and elsewhere. He exhibited tempera paintings: Zwei Messias, Die Stunde, Tragische Maske, Nausikaa, Wagen des Heliogabal, and sculpture: lead reliefs, bronze statuettes and portrait busts. He also provided drawings for his book Das Gesetz der Bestie and illustrations for the magazine Jugend.
He died in Munich on 15 May 1922, aged 72.

Collections

  • Vienna : Amor Janitor, n.d.