Anton Gerhart

The Franz Stelzhamer monument in Ried im Innkreis

Anton Franz Johann Gerhart (born November 1, 1879 in Gmunden , Upper Austria ; † February 22, 1944 there ) was an Austrian sculptor and plaque artist .

Life

Anton Gerhart spent his apprenticeship with the wood sculptor Josef Untersberger sen. (1835–1912) in Gmunden, before moving to Vienna , where he was trained by the famous sculptor Arthur Strasser at the Vienna School of Applied Arts . He created war memorials , such as the one in Bad Goisern . In addition, he created a number of funerary monuments. He also made a statue of Justitia for the town hall in Gmunden and the monument for Franz Stelzhamer in Ried im Innkreis .

In addition to the works mentioned, Gerhart also created numerous portrait busts . He belonged to the artist association of Austrian sculptors founded in 1905. During the First World War , Anton Gerhart executed two soldiers in iron . One of them is in the form of a statue of Kaiser Maximilian in Wels , the other is in his home town of Gmunden. Both were unveiled in 1915.

Works (excerpt)

Iron Wehrmann , 1915, cast pewter painted black, 8 × 6.5 × 25 cm, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum , Vienna

literature

Ilse Krumpöck: The sculptures in the Army History Museum. Vienna 2004, OCLC 76185123 , p. 53.
Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. Leipzig 1955, Volume 2, p. 229.

Individual evidence

↑ Land of the Hammers. Homeland Eisenwurzen. Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen region. Catalog of the Upper Austrian Provincial Exhibition 1998. Edited by Julius Stieber . Salzburg, Residenz Verlag 1998, p. 616, object no .: 3.2.1.3, p. 595., also on the website of the University of Klagenfurt , accessed on August 9, 2012.
↑ Hans Vollmer (Ed.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. Leipzig 1955, Volume 2, p. 229.
↑ Ilse Krumpöck: The images in the Army History Museum. Vienna 2004, p. 53f.

personal data
SURNAME	Gerhart, Anton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gerhart, Anton Franz Johann (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian sculptor and plaque artist
DATE OF BIRTH	November 1, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gmunden
DATE OF DEATH	February 22, 1944
Place of death	Gmunden

[1] Land of the Hammers. Homeland Eisenwurzen. Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen region. Catalog of the Upper Austrian Provincial Exhibition 1998. Edited by Julius Stieber . Salzburg, Residenz Verlag 1998, p. 616, object no .: 3.2.1.3, p. 595., also on the website of the University of Klagenfurt , accessed on August 9, 2012.

[2] Hans Vollmer (Ed.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. Leipzig 1955, Volume 2, p. 229.

[3] Ilse Krumpöck: The images in the Army History Museum. Vienna 2004, p. 53f.