Hanns Gasser Entre em um
sensação, não
uma galeria.
Escolha um estado de espírito e o próprio ambiente responde — a luz esfria ou aquece, o ritmo do ar muda, e apenas as obras que carregam esse sentimento emergem da escuridão. Todo o resto recua para a sombra.
Hanns Gasser
The Sculptor of Viennese Elegance In the heart of mid-19th century Europe, a period defined by both romantic upheaval and neoclassical refinement, the works of Hanns Gasser emerged as a testament to the enduring power of classical form. Born in 1817 in Eisentratten, near Gmünd, Gasser’s artistic journey was deeply rooted in a lineage of craftsmanship. The son of Jakob Gasser, a master carpenter, he inherited a profound respect for the
structural integrity of materials—a quality that would later define his mastery over stone and clay. While his early years were spent as a woodcarver in Klagenfurt, his ambitions reached far beyond the borders of Carinthia, eventually leading him to the prestigious Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in 1838. Gasser’s evolution from a skilled carver to a celebrated sculptor was marked by a transition from the tactile intimacy of wood to the m…