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Peter Rosegger - 'Als ich noch der Waldbauernbub war'

Peter Rosegger - 'When I was still the forest boy'

Peter Rosegger (actually Roßegger)
Alpl, Steiermark 1843 - Krieglach 1918
Austrian writer and poet from the province of Styria. He was a son of a farmer and grew up in the forests and fields
(Wikipedia)

Paul Kassecker
1937

Krieglach / Peter Rosegger - 'Als ich noch der Waldbauernbub war'

Description

Bronze statue of Peter Rosegger as a young boy sitting on a rock, taking care of his sheep and dreaming watching to the clouds. On the rock the text Als ich noch der Waldbauernbub war… - the title of one of his poems.

Inscription(s)

Ihrem
Peter Rosegger
Die Heimatgemeinde
11.7.1937

Signature

Kossäckel 1937

Krieglach - Peter Rosegger - 'Als ich noch der Waldbauernbub war'

Sculptor

Paul Kassecker (Villach 1903 - Aflenz Kurort 1992), Austrian sculptor, painter and graphic artist (Wikipedia).

Locatie (N 47°32'47" - E 15°33'38") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: atst125; Photograph: 13 September 2016
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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