Hermann Obrist (born May 23, 1863 at Kilchberg (near Zürich), Switzerland; died February 26, 1927, Munich, Germany) was a German sculptor of the Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) movement. is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Kilchberg is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland. ... For other uses of Zurich, see Zurich (disambiguation). ... is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... A sculpture is a three-dimensional object, which for the purposes of this article is man-made and selected for special recognition as art. ... Jugendstil is defined as a style of architecture or decorative art similar to Art Nouveau, popular in German-speaking areas of Europe during the late 19th and early 20th centuries [1]. Jugendstil was also popular in the Nordic countries, where it became integrated with the National Romantic Style. ... Vitebsk Railway Station one of the finest examples of Art Nouveau architecture. ...

Obrist commissioned his friend August Endel to design his studio in Munich, built in 1897 and destroyed in 1944. August Endel (born 1871, Berlin, died 1925) was an Art Nouveau architect. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

Obrist's most famous and influential work was the design for an 1892 embroidered wall hanging called "Cyclamen". It featured a series of elegant, looping curves, described as "whiplash curves", and became a seminal work of the Art Nouveau movement.