Franz Haider (sculptor)
Franz Haider (born January 19, 1860 in Schwaz , † October 25, 1947 in Petersberg, municipality of Deutschnofen ) was an Austrian sculptor and art teacher.
biography
He attended the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts with Hermann Klotz , then worked as an art teacher at the art school in Ortisei in Val Gardena and at the woodworking school in Bozen for 40 years. At his age he retired as a freelance artist in Petersberg and died there in his Waldhaus Schönwies.
One of his students in Val Gardena was the sculptor Ludwig Moroder . “Due to his influence, wood carving in Val Gardena experienced a significant artistic boom”.
Works (selection)
- Church manger of Aldino 1926
- Church crib by Maria Weissenstein
- Church crib from Kurtatsch 1929
- Church nativity scene from Nova Ponente
- Church nativity scene from Petersberg (Deutschnofen)
literature
- Erich Egg, Herlinde Menardi. The Tyrolean crib book. The crib from the beginning to the present . 2nd edition Tyrolia, Innsbruck 2004 ISBN 3-7022-2604-4
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary in: Der Schlern, Bozen, year 1947, p. 343
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haider, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | black |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 1947 |
| Place of death | Petersberg, municipality of Nova Ponente |