Brahms Bust in the Backyard of the Museum of the Town of Bad Ischl

The world-famous composer Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) was one of Ischl's most famous summer guests at the end of the 19th century (see also “Leschetitzky-Höhe”, the composer’s favorite place).

In 1903, monument dedicated to Brahms was installed by the hotelier Leopold Petter, the owner of the Hotel Rudolfshöhe in Kaltenbach, in the garden of the so-called “Brahms Villa” at Mastaliergasse 5*. After several relocations, the monument found its current location in the backyard of the Museum of the Town of Bad Ischl.

The monument, a bust of Brahms, is white marble and is a larger-than-life half-length portrait of the composer on a high, unstructured base, which is newer and probably made of artificial stone. On the bust, there is an inscription and the date of origin.

Side note: Petter dabbled in sculpturing. He made the statue of Empress Elisabeth at Lärchenwaldstrasse.

* The villa has nothing to do with Brahms. Petter had it built, and it is only named after Brahms