Portrait of Otto Kreis, conducting
- Artist
- Gustave Piguet
- Year
- 1966
- Material
- Bronze
- Location
- Schosshalde Cemetery, Ostermundigenstrasse 116, west wall
Background
The portrait of Otto Kreis, conducting, by Gustave Piguet, dated 1966, is a bronze on the west wall of the Schosshalden cemetery in Bern. Its title shows the conductor in action. Only a few verified details about the sculptor are available in our sources. The cemetery opened in 1877 and was extended several times afterwards.
Researched and summarised by Bärn Kit. Sources: Kultur Stadt Bern, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum (offene Daten) · Wikipedia (en): Schosshalden cemetery
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