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Steinhof Church collage

2017
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
Otto Wagner, the father of modern architecture in Vienna, designed many of the city’s landmarks, including the Steinhof Psychiatric Hospital and its crowning glory, the Steinhof Church. Beyond his legacy of built work, Wagner’s most profound influence was on generations of architecture students at the Academy of Fine Arts, including Sottsass’s father. Sottsass often wrote in homage to Wagner and his students, such as Josef Hoffmann. Wagner’s design for the church was particularly sensitive to the needs of the psychiatric patients and the staff who cared for them, just as Sottsass’s designs were attuned to the way in which they would be experienced and used.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Steinhof Church collage
  • Date: 2017
  • Medium: photographs; digital image
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Exterior View: INSADCO Photography / Alamy Stock Photo

    Frieze: vario images GmbH & Co.KG / Alamy Stock Photo

    Chandelier: VPC Photo / Alamy Stock Photo

    Floor Plan: Wien Museum, Vienna

    Ceiling Credit: Viennaslide / Alamy Stock Photo
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art