Franz Högler
Franz Högler (born January 25, 1802 in Vienna ; † May 12, 1855 there ) was an Austrian sculptor .
Life
Högler was the son of the Viennese sculptor Jakob Högler (1769–1838) and studied from 1814 to 1823 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. After graduating, he went on study trips to Munich and Paris , the art centers of the time. In Paris, where he stayed from 1836 to 1838, there is an exhibition in the Salon de Paris . He also created two portrait medallions for the cemetery on Montparnasse in Paris and decorative sculptures for two fountains on Place de la Concorde . He then returned to Vienna and usually created portrait busts , statuettes , religious figures and reliefs . He portrayed important personalities in Austrian history, primarily statesmen and high officers ; such as Emperor Franz Joseph I or Field Marshal Radetzky .
Twenty years after Högler's death, his terracotta bust by the painter Josef Danhauser was shown at the historical art exhibition in Vienna ; In 1908 a bust of Franz Joseph I exhibited at the exhibition of the Emperor's homage.
The works of Franz Högler are now in museums all over Europe. The Viennese Army History Museum alone houses nine sculptures by Högler, which were created in the last five years of his life.
Works (excerpt)
- Portrait bust of Count Josef Radetzky von Radetz , 1850, bronze , Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna
- Portrait bust of Felix Fürst Jablonowski , 1852, bronze , Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna
- Portrait statuette of Vinzenz Freiherr von Augustin , 1850, bronze , Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna
- Equestrian statuette of Emperor Franz Joseph I , 1850, bronze , Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna
- Statuette Josef Graf Radetzky von Radetz , 1850, bronze , Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna
- Statuette Julius Jakob Freiherr von Haynau , 1851, bronze , Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna
- Statuette Johann Franz Kempen, Baron von Fichtenstamm , 1854, bronze , Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna
- 4 column statues in the Prince Eugene Chapel of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, 1854/55
- Statues in the reveal of the main portal of the Arsenal Church , around 1855
literature
- Ilse Krumpöck: Die Bildwerke im Heeresgeschichtliches Museum , Vienna 2004, pp. 74–77.
- Hans Vollmer (ed.): General lexicon of the visual artists from antiquity to the present . Leipzig 1924, Volume 17, p. 199 f.
- Franz Högler. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 357.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Vollmer (Ed.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Leipzig 1924, Volume 17, p. 199 f.
- ↑ Ilse Krumpöck: Die Bildwerke im Heeresgeschichtliches Museum , Vienna 2004, pp. 74–77
- ^ Austrian papers for literature and art: The restoration of the Liechtenstein chapel in St. Stephen's Church in Vienna ( online ); Supplement to the Österreichisch-Kaiserliche Wiener Zeitung; Monday, January 3rd, 1853
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Högler, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1802 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 12, 1855 |
| Place of death | Vienna |