Othmar Schimkowitz (2 October 1864 in Tárts,[1][2] Komárom County – 24 April 1947 in Graz) was a Hungarian-born architectural sculptor who worked on the greatest landmarks of the Vienna Secession.
[3][2] Schimkowitz studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, lived for three years in New York as friends with the Austrian-American sculptor Karl Bitter,[4] and returned to Vienna in 1895.
[5][6] His architectural sculpture includes: One of Schimkowitz's most prominent designs used in a building, (the Kirche am Steinhof), was selected as a major motif for one of the most famous euro collectors coins: the Austrian 100 euro Steinhof Church commemorative coin, minted on November 9, 2005.
[11] On the reverse of the coin, the Koloman Moser stained glass window over the main entrance can be seen.
The window is flanked by a pair of bronze angels in Jugendstil style, originally designed by Othmar Schimkowitz.