Herbert ALBRECHT was born on February 7, 1927 in Au-Rehmen in Bregenz. From 1941 he studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Innsbruck (sculpture class with Hans Pontiller). In 1949 he began his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. He attended the sculpture class of Franz Santifaller, parallel to that the evening act by Herbert Boeckl. In 1951 Herbert Albrecht switched to Fritz Wotruba’s sculpting class, which he attended until he graduated in 1955. After his studies Herbert Albrecht returned to Vorarlberg. In the early 60’s the portal sculpture for the Abbey Mehrerau was created and Albrecht started working on his “head series”. From 1964 onwards, the artist regularly took part in exhibitions and exhibition participations at home and abroad. The sculptor received numerous honors and awards, including the Hugo-von-Montfort Prize (1961), the Theodor-Körner Prize (1967), the Silver Medal of Honor of the Province of Vorarlberg (1986) and the International Art Prize of the Province of Vorarlberg (1987). Herbert Albrecht used the classical sculpture materials, stone and bronze. His artistic interest was the human figure, the standing, the sitting person, especially the head. In 1997 he made the gravestone for Elias Canetti in Zurich. In 1999, the stage design was created in Mehrerau as part of the Bregenz Festival. In 2017, the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, in cooperation with the vorarlberg museum in Bregenz, dedicated an exhibition in the rooms of the Antikensammlung to the artist’s 90th birthday. Herbert Albrecht died on October 9, 2021 in Wolfurt. 1982 — first exhibition participation, 1986 — first solo exhibition at Galerie Welz.
Herbert ALBRECHT was born on February 7, 1927 in Au-Rehmen in Bregenz. From 1941 he studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Innsbruck (sculpture class with Hans Pontiller). In 1949 he began his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. He attended the sculpture class of Franz Santifaller, parallel to that the evening act by Herbert Boeckl. In 1951 Herbert Albrecht switched to Fritz Wotruba’s sculpting class, which he attended until he graduated in 1955. After his studies Herbert Albrecht returned to Vorarlberg. In the early 60’s the portal sculpture for the Abbey Mehrerau was created and Albrecht started working on his “head series”. From 1964 onwards, the artist regularly took part in exhibitions and exhibition participations at home and abroad. The sculptor received numerous honors and awards, including the Hugo-von-Montfort Prize (1961), the Theodor-Körner Prize (1967), the Silver Medal of Honor of the Province of Vorarlberg (1986) and the International Art Prize of the Province of Vorarlberg (1987). Herbert Albrecht used the classical sculpture materials, stone and bronze. His artistic interest was the human figure, the standing, the sitting person, especially the head. In 1997 he made the gravestone for Elias Canetti in Zurich. In 1999, the stage design was created in Mehrerau as part of the Bregenz Festival. In 2017, the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, in cooperation with the vorarlberg museum in Bregenz, dedicated an exhibition in the rooms of the Antikensammlung to the artist’s 90th birthday. Herbert Albrecht died on October 9, 2021 in Wolfurt. 1982 — first exhibition participation, 1986 — first solo exhibition at Galerie Welz.
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