Alfred Walcher von Molthein

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Alfred Walcher Ritter von Molthein around 1900 in the historical costume of a nobleman of the Renaissance
Coat of arms bookplate of Alfred Ritter Walcher von Molthein, drawn by Ernst Krahl

Karl Alfred Walcher Ritter von Molthein (born March 21, 1867 in Palermo , † December 12, 1928 at Schloss Feldegg near Pram) was an Austrian art historian and art collector.

Life

He was a son of the diplomat Leopold Walcher von Molthein (1824-1911) and brother of the architect Humbert Walcher von Moltheim (1865-1926). Intended for the diplomatic service, he first attended the Theresianum in Vienna and then studied law at the University of Vienna from 1888 to 1890 . However, he broke off his studies and turned to art history. In 1893 he began building up his collections, especially small sculptures and ceramics, and thus became a specialist in medieval art history and handicrafts, especially Renaissance ceramics. From 1902 to 1914 he worked as curator of the collections of Johann Nepomuk Graf Wilczek . During the First World War he was entrusted by the War Ministry with the management of art protection and head of the art department of the metal deposition collection. In 1915 he became a knight of the Franz Joseph Order . In 1917 he acquired Feldegg Castle , which he rebuilt and used as a summer residence until his death.

In 1893 he married Anselma, b. Welzl von Wellenheim (* 1866), from this marriage the son Johann Georg Walcher von Molthein (1903–1969) and the daughters Bernhardine (* 1898) and Leopoldine (* 1902) emerged.

Publications (selection)

  • Colorful pottery of the Renaissance in the Austrian states of Austria above the Enns and Salzburg; with special consideration of their relations to the simultaneous work of the Nuremberg Hafner. Vienna 1906 ( digitized version ).
  • The tin foundry trade of the city of Salzburg. Salzburg 1910.
  • The renaissance find from Poysdorf. Vienna 1914.
  • (Ed.): Kreuzenstein Castle on the Danube. Vienna 1914.

Auction catalogs of his collection

  • German Renaissance ceramics. Collection Alfred Walcher R. v. Molthein in Vienna. Auction on the 29th event. still March 30, 1906. Dorotheum, Vienna 1906 ( digitized version ).
  • Alfred Ritter Walcher von Molthein collection. German ceramics of the XV. until XIX. Century, as well as pottery from the adjacent Slavic language areas. Auctioned December 10, 1917 and the days that followed. CJ Wawra, Vienna 1917 (with curriculum vitae and partial directory of his writings; digitized version ).
  • The Alfred Walcher Ritter von Molthein plaque collection, Vienna. Italian, Spanish, German, Dutch, French works from the 15th to 18th centuries. Century. Auction in the gallery Hugo Helbing, Munich, 17, May 18, 1926. Eingel. u. edit by Max Bernhart . Helbing, Munich 1926 ( digitized version ).
  • Alfred Ritter Walcher von Molthein's estate, Vienna. Old master paintings, antiques; an art library (around 3000 volumes); Works from the field of art history and applied arts ...; Estate of the Austrian diplomat Exz. v. F .: Paintings by old and new masters, antique art furniture, antiques, silver, carpets, etc. Auction: May 27th to May 29th and May 31st, 1929. Albert Kende auction house, Vienna Vienna 1929 ( digital copy ).

literature

personal data
SURNAME Walcher von Molthein, Alfred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Walcher Ritter von Molthein, Karl Alfred (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian art historian and art collector
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH Palermo
DATE OF DEATH December 12, 1928
Place of death Feldegg Castle