Constantin Holzer-Defanti

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Constantin Holzer-Defanti (* 1881 in Vienna , † 1951 in Linz ) was an Austrian sculptor and porcelain maker .

Life

Holzer-Defanti's father was the sculptor Eugen Holzer, who came from Tarvisio in the Friuli countryside in north-eastern Italy . Holzer-Defanti initially received his training from his uncle in Trento . Later studied at the Academy in Munich with Wilhelm von Rümann , whose master class he became. From 1918 and 1927 he lived in Selb , where he worked as a designer for the Hutschenreuther and Rosenthal porcelain factories and, for a short time, for the Fraureuth porcelain factory . From 1927 to 1935 the sculptor worked in Munich , temporarily also in Italy. From 1935 he taught at the arts and crafts school in Linz, where he died in 1951.

Works (selection)

Holzer-Defanti's works lead beyond Art Nouveau to Art Deco . His figurative designs for the aforementioned manufactories are very similar and show the moving female body as the main motif, which he depicted in various poses. He was inspired by well-known dancers of the 1920s such as Lo Hesse and Anita Berber . His most famous works include the Korean Dance from 1919 and the Pierrette from 1920, both for Rosenthal. The collection of the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg includes the porcelain figure Faun , which Holzer-Defanti designed for Hutschenreuther in 1926/1927. Other of his works have titles such as:

  • Siamese dancer , 1900–1950
  • Ash Wednesday , 1919
  • The dying swan , inspired by Anna Pavlova , 1919
  • Saber dancer Tschaokiun , inspired by Joachim von Seewitz , 1919
  • Putto with grapes , 1920
  • Cabaret , 1920-1929
  • Kneeling Pierrot with a bouquet of flowers , 1921–1922
  • Indian dancer , 1923
  • Well-wisher , Pierrot kneeling, 1923
  • Pied Piper , 1923
  • Dancing Harlequin and Columbine , 1925
  • Banjo player , 1926
  • Oriental dancer with ball , 1926
  • Funny march , inspired by Lena Amsel
  • drummer
  • Both inspired by Tamara Karsawina
  • Figure group Two friends
  • Lidded box with Buddha

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b A little faun in the collections of the GNM. In: KulturGut, 2nd quarter 2015, issue 45, Germanisches Nationalmuseum , Nuremberg, pp. 9, 10.
  2. ↑ The world art. Volume 71, issues 4–6, Federal Association of the German Art and Antiques Trade, Art and Technology Verlag, 2001, p. 616.
  3. ↑ Mentioned in:
    Eric Knowles : Art Deco. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014, ISBN 0-7478-1521-6 , p. 82.
    Alastair Duncan : Art Deco Complete: The Definitive Guide to the Decorative Arts of the 1920s and 1930s. Thames & Hudson, 2009, ISBN 0-500-23855-3 , p. 539.
    Victor Arwas : Art deco sculpture. Academy Editions, 1992, p. 111.
    Judith Miller : Miller's Art Deco: Living with the Art Deco Style. Hachette, 2016, ISBN 1-78472-278-2 , p. 95.
  4. ↑ Constantin Holzer-Defanti (Austrian, 1881-1951). In: artnet
personal data
SURNAME Holzer-Defanti, Constantin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian sculptor and porcelain maker
DATE OF BIRTH 1881
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH 1951
Place of death Linz