Georg Matt
Georg Matt (born March 12, 1861 in Rankweil ; † July 20, 1938 in Bregenz ) was an Austrian sculptor .
Life
Georg Matt received his training from his father, the sculptor Johann Matt, and worked in his workshop until 1879. He then worked independently in Rankweil, from 1884 to 1892 he studied at the Imperial and Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under Edmund von Hellmer and Caspar von Zumbusch and received the Golden Füger Medal in 1888 for solving the task of Jesus raising the daughter of Jairus Life . From 1892 to 1894 he worked as a freelance sculptor in Vienna, then in Fritz Schaper's workshop in Berlin. In 1895 he settled in Bregenz, where he lived and worked until his death. In the two decades before the First World War, in particular, he was a sought-after sculptor who created figures for memorials, war memorials and tombs, but also sculptural elements for buildings.
Works
- Madonna and Child, Hasslwanter family grave, Westfriedhof , Innsbruck, around 1890
- Kneeling angel praying, Hartmann family burial site, Hard cemetery , 1896
- Wintsch grave monument, Feldkirch Protestant cemetery, 1897
- Riedmiller Memorial, Bludenz, 1905
- Galvanoplastic angel, Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik Geislingen (WMF), Friedrich Isterling tomb , Ohlsdorf cemetery , Hamburg, 1906/1908
- Electroplated mourners, Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik Geislingen (WMF), StechmannChristlieb tomb , Ohlsdorf cemetery , Hamburg, 1907
- Anton Schneider Memorial, Bregenz, 1910
- Andelsbuch war memorial , 1929
literature
- E. Vonbank: Matt, Georg. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 149.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Notices to the "Volksblatt". In: Vorarlberger Volksblatt , July 25, 1888, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ Meinrad Pichler: Das Land Vorarlberg 1861 to 2015: History of Vorarlberg, Volume 3 . Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck 2015, ISBN 978-3-7030-0913-6 , p. 84 ( digitized version in the Google book search).
- ^ Heinrich Hammer: The palaces and civil buildings of Innsbruck. Art history guide through the buildings and monuments . Hölzel, Vienna 1923, p. 204 ( tugraz.at [PDF; 1.4 MB ]).
- ↑ funerary monument. In: Feldkircher Zeitung , November 4, 1896, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ Local. In: Feldkircher Zeitung , July 7, 1897, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Matt, Georg |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 12, 1861 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rankweil |
DATE OF DEATH | July 20, 1938 |
Place of death | Bregenz |