Hermann Obrist

Hermann Obrist (23 May 1862 at Kilchberg (near Zürich), Switzerland – 26 February 1927, Munich, Germany)[1] was a Swiss sculptor of the Jugendstil and Art Nouveau movement.

He studied Botany and History in his youth; the influence of those subjects is detected in his later work in the field of applied arts.

As a teacher, Hermann Obrist exerted a seminal influence on the rise and subsequent development of Jugendstil in Germany.

He studied natural sciences and medicine in Heidelberg, and made several trips during which he had visions that determined his artistic vocation.

[2] Obrist commissioned his friend August Endell to design his studio in Munich, built in 1897 and destroyed in 1944, during World War II.