Friedrich Gurschler
Friedrich Gurschler (born February 8, 1923 in Schnals , South Tyrol , Italy ; † January 18, 2020 in Meran , South Tyrol, Italy) was a freelance artist . He lived and worked in Töll / Partschins .
biography
After serving in the war in 1944/45, Gurschler worked for three years as a farmhand in Schnalstal. Then he attended the art school Ortisei in Val Gardena with the sculptor Vigil Pesvosta da Banch . Four years later he completed this training and went to Nuremberg , where he studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts . During this time Gurschler also attended lectures on architecture and was interested in studies of animal anatomy . He graduated as an academic sculptor in 1958. After completing his studies, he returned to South Tyrol to live and work there.
The sculptures , paintings and woodcuts of Gurschler often depict scenes from the sacral area. Other themes to which he devoted himself, animals are sculptures and act -Work.
Honors
- Cross of Merit of the State of Tyrol (1983)
- Honorary Citizen of Schnals (1987)
- Decoration of Honor of the State of Tyrol (1996)
- Walther von der Vogelweide Prize (2000)
- Honorary Citizen of Partschins (2001)
- Honorary member of the South Tyrolean Artists Association (2012)
literature
- Gert Ammann : Friedrich Gurschler . Athesia Publishing House, Bozen 2008, ISBN 978-88-8266-498-5 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Friedrich Gurschler in the catalog of the German National Library
- The BAZ of June 28, 2017 Friedrich Gurschler
- Friedrich Gurschler in the Typewriter Museum (PDF file; 1.80 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Friedrich Gurschler died at the age of 96. Report on rainews.it, January 19, 2020. Accessed January 19, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gurschler, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sculptor and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schnals , South Tyrol , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 18, 2020 |
| Place of death | Meran , South Tyrol , Italy |