Adolf Wagner von der Mühl
Adolf Wagner von der Mühl (born February 2, 1884 in Rohrbach as Adolf Wagner , † August 27, 1962 in Vienna ) was an Austrian sculptor .
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Adolf Wagner von der Mühl was born in the Mühlviertel in Upper Austria . He completed his training as a sculptor at the academy in Munich and Vienna , where he then worked as a freelance academic sculptor.
In 1910 he received the Dumba Prize for the sculpture Mutterglück and the Gundel Prize for his crucifix , and in 1912 the Rome Prize for the stone sculpture Berggeist on the Guglrondeau in Linz . The life-size linden wood group Jesus and the children , which is located in the church in Leonding , also dates from this time . In 1915 he donated the larger-than-life wooden "Wehrmann" to Linz for war widows and orphans ( Nordico City Museum ). From 1922 he called himself Wagner von der Mühl in appreciation of his home in the Mühlviertel. From 1923 he belonged to the artists ' association Künstlerhaus Wien and was also a member of the Innviertel artists' guild . His life-size bronze blessing Christ on the Hofer tomb in Steyr and on the parents' grave in Rohrbach is from that time. After 1920 he made small bronzes, many of which went overseas. T. can be found in the Internet trade. In 1923 he created the life-size Pietà made of white marble for the Friedenskirche in Linz-Urfahr, which is unique in its representation. From 1934 he also had a teaching position for modeling at the Vienna University of Technology . In 1941 he made a terracotta bust of Stefan Fadinger for the Linz State Museum . In 1949 he was awarded the title of professor . Until 1960 he made some house signs for new buildings in Vienna such as the potter , the Pied Piper from Hameln , Adler, Falke, Auerhahn and others. a. He also donated two of his wood engravings (peasant dance, Madonna) to the Linz State Museum as a thank you for supporting him in his time-typical emergency without sculpting commissions.
Adolf Wagner von der Mühl died on August 27, 1962 and was buried in the Vienna Central Cemetery. However, only one relative is noted on the tombstone. In Rohrbach-Berg the Wagner-von-der-Mühl-Straße was named after him.
Anton Brand, Rohrbach Museum Initiative, self-published an illustrated bibliography in 2014.
Works (selection)
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- Mutterglück (1910), old German, wood (priv., Vienna); Small bronze (Wagner von der Mühl-Vitrine, Heimathaus Haslach)
- Crucifixus (1910), wood, larger than life, for his 5 × 4 m carved wood altar from Hartheim Castle
- Berggeist, sandstone sculpture on the Gugl-Rondeau, Froschberg, Linz Freinberg (1912)
- Head reliefs of the Schnopfhagen monument on the Hansberg (1913)
- Linzer Wehrmann (1915), wood, life-size, donation to Linz (Museum Nordico)
- Linzer Wehrmann (1916), tin, in the Vienna Museum of Military History
- Small bronzes (1920), often overseas, now in auction trade again
- Pietà, white marble, life-size, in the Friedenskirche in Linz-Urfahr (1923)
- Portrait relief on the tomb of Eduard Kasparides (1927)
- Bronze figure of the Archangel Michael based on a design by Josef Franz Riedel (1933) as part of the war memorial at the parish church of Steyr
- Engelbert Dollfuss bust, Rohrbach (1934)
- Töpfer, artificial stone relief on Troststrasse in Vienna - Favoriten (1960)
- Pietà at the war memorial in Haslach
- Blessing Christ, life-size bronze, at the court tomb in Steyr
- Art postcards such as Bauernschenke and Junge Mädchen
- War memorial in the entrance area of the Bundesrealgymnasium Linz Fadingerstraße
Exhibitions
- Sculpture in Upper Austria 1880 to 1990 , exhibition in the Landesgalerie at the Upper Austrian State Museum in Linz (1996)
- Collective exhibition of the Hessen - Kunstverein in Hamburg (1911)
- Collective exhibition of the Dresden local association of the General German Art Cooperative - Kunstverein in Hamburg (1911)
- Collection in the Künstlerhaus Vienna (1923)
- Collective exhibition in Upper Austria. State Museum in Linz (1926)
- Art exhibition "Origin and Unity" Wagner von der Mühl (1884–1962) in the Villa sensual (2015)
literature
- Hermann Ubell : sculptor Adolf Wagner von der Mühl. In: The faithful Eckart. 4, Vienna, 1926, pp. 168–177.
- Gerhard Lanzerstorfer: Information about the sculptor Adolf Wagner von der Mühl. In: Communications from the Upper Austrian People's Education Center. Vol. 23 (1973), issue 9/10
- Anton Brand: Sculptor Adolf Wagner von der Mühl: his origins and his work. Illustrated book. Rohrbach Museum Initiative (self-published), 2014.
Individual evidence
- ^ Austrian National Library: Wagner von der Mühl, Adolf
- ^ Membership directory Künstlerhaus Wien, in: Wladimir Aichelburg's website
- ^ Anton Brand: Sculptor Adolf Wagner von der Mühl: his origins and his work. Rohrbach Museum Initiative 2014.
- ^ District circular: Searching for traces with Wagner von der Mühl. Retrieved August 3, 2015 .
- ↑ Berggeist, small monuments. In: Web presence of the city of Linz
- ↑ Schnopfhagendenkmalam Hansberg, in: Webpräsenz Bergfex
- ↑ Iron Wehrmann ; 1916, pewter, Army History Museum Vienna
- ^ Adolf Wagner von der Mühl (Austrian, 1884–1962)
- ↑ New history of Steyr, p. 74.
- ↑ Steyr memorial: Hofer family grave and parents' grave in Rohrbach
- ^ AK Künstlerhaus Wien, Adolf Wagner vd Mühl "Bauernschenke"
- ↑ AK Adolf Wagner vd Muehl: Young girl, plastic, Künstlerhaus Vienna
- ↑ Villa Sinnenreich ( Memento from June 13, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wagner von der Mühl, Adolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wagner, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rohrbach in Upper Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 27, 1962 |
| Place of death | Vienna |