Fritz WOTRUBA, born in Vienna on April 23, 1907, trained as an engraver from 1921 to 1924. From 1926 to 1929 he studied sculpture at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna with Anton Hanak and Eugen Steinhof. From 1929 he worked as a freelance artist. In 1933 the artist spent a long time in Switzerland, where he emigrated in 1938. Following the call of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, he returned to Austria in 1945. In 1948 and 1952 Wotruba represented Austria at the Venice Biennale. From 1950 onwards he created numerous works for public spaces, including the “Wagner Monument” in Mainz, 1969, the “Large Reclining Figure” in Rotterdam, 1971, building-related reliefs and heads, works for theatres in Vienna, Athens, Berlin and the Salzburg Festival, and an extensive graphic oeuvre. The church “Zur heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit” on the Georgenberg in Vienna-Mauer, built in 1974–1976, deserves special mention. Wotruba received numerous honors and awards, including the Prize of the City of Vienna, 1947, the Great Austrian State Prize and the Grand Prix of the World Exhibition in Brussels, and in 1958 and 1971 the Austrian Decoration of Honor for Science and Art. Wotruba’s human figures were initially in the tradition of realism. After 1945, the artist increasingly worked with cubic formal elements. After 1945, Fritz Wotruba helped Austrian sculpture gain an international reputation through his works and his many years of teaching at the Vienna Academy. Fritz Wotruba dies in Vienna on 28 August 1975. 1936 — first participation in an exhibition, 1946 — first solo exhibition at Galerie Welz.
Fritz WOTRUBA, born in Vienna on April 23, 1907, trained as an engraver from 1921 to 1924. From 1926 to 1929 he studied sculpture at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna with Anton Hanak and Eugen Steinhof. From 1929 he worked as a freelance artist. In 1933 the artist spent a long time in Switzerland, where he emigrated in 1938. Following the call of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, he returned to Austria in 1945. In 1948 and 1952 Wotruba represented Austria at the Venice Biennale. From 1950 onwards he created numerous works for public spaces, including the “Wagner Monument” in Mainz, 1969, the “Large Reclining Figure” in Rotterdam, 1971, building-related reliefs and heads, works for theatres in Vienna, Athens, Berlin and the Salzburg Festival, and an extensive graphic oeuvre. The church “Zur heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit” on the Georgenberg in Vienna-Mauer, built in 1974–1976, deserves special mention. Wotruba received numerous honors and awards, including the Prize of the City of Vienna, 1947, the Great Austrian State Prize and the Grand Prix of the World Exhibition in Brussels, and in 1958 and 1971 the Austrian Decoration of Honor for Science and Art. Wotruba’s human figures were initially in the tradition of realism. After 1945, the artist increasingly worked with cubic formal elements. After 1945, Fritz Wotruba helped Austrian sculpture gain an international reputation through his works and his many years of teaching at the Vienna Academy. Fritz Wotruba dies in Vienna on 28 August 1975. 1936 — first participation in an exhibition, 1946 — first solo exhibition at Galerie Welz.
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