Ludwig Kasper

[citation needed] He received artistic training as a sculptor in Hallstatt, Tyrol, as well as from the landscapist Toni von Stadler.

[1] He studied with Hermann Hahn in Munich,[1][2] then in Paris (1928–29), and later in Greece (1936), with a scholarship, and in Italy, after winning the Rome Prize of the Prussian Academy of Arts in 1939.

[citation needed] The couple formed part of the Klosterstrasse artists' group from 1933,[1] which also included Hermann Blumenthal, Werner Gilles, Werner Heldt, Käthe Kollwitz, Hermann Teuber and Herbert Tucholski.

Kasper's sculptures are Neo-Classicist in style, influenced by Adolf Hildebrand; they predominantly depict the human form, including standing, seated and walking figures.

[2] Ursel Berger comments in his Grove Art Online biography that the "severe poses" make the figures appear "spellbound".