HOETGER, Bernhard
(b. 1874, Hörde, d. 1949, Interlaken)

Spring

1912-14
Stone relief
Park, Mathildenhöhe

Hoetger's contribution to the display of Art Nouveau designs in Mathildenhöhe was a set of sculptures (1912-14) in the grove of plane trees planted in the park's main terrace, which stood in front of the Wedding Tower and Exhibition Hall, built by Joseph Maria Olbrich in 1908. The sculptures include a fountain decorated with four reliefs entitled Sleep, Resurrection, Spring and Summer.