Gottfried Prabitz

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Gottfried Prabitz (born July 26, 1926 in Gratwein , Styria , † July 15, 2015 in Gratwein-Straßengel ) was an Austrian sculptor.

Life

Sandstone sculpture 1989 Frohnleiten

Gottfried Prabitz originally wanted to become a horn player and therefore took lessons at the Graz Conservatory in the early 1940s . In addition to music, Gottfried Prabitz discovered his great interest in the visual arts during this time.

In 1945 he was drafted into the German Wehrmacht at the age of 18 and was taken prisoner in Yugoslavia shortly before the end of the war, from which he did not return until 1948. Back in Austria he completed the arts and crafts school on Ortweinplatz in Graz. He was shaped there mainly by the teachers Rudolf Szyszkowitz (painting), Alfred Wickenburg (painting) and Alexander Silveri (sculpture).

In 1950 Gottfried Prabitz began studying sculpture in the master class of Walter Ritter (sculpture) at what was then the Linz Art School (now the Linz Art University ) . Walter Ritter is without a doubt one of Gottfried Prabitz's most influential teachers. After completing his studies in 1954, Gottfried Prabitz returned to Gratwein, where he worked as a freelance sculptor until his death on July 15, 2015.

In 2007 Prabitz was awarded the professional title of professor .

Works

  • 2006: bronze reliefs as stations of the cross for the church in Gratwein
  • 1989: Sandstone sculpture "The Family", Brucker Schnellstraße car park near Frohnleiten
  • 1975: Sculpture for firefighters who had an accident while on duty in the Lebring Fire Brigade and Civil Protection School
  • approx. 1965: Six sandstone figures (Nikolaus, Franz von Assisi, Barbara, Johannes Baptist, Elisabeth von Thüringen and Augustinus) in the Sankt Andreas parish church in Trieben
  • 1963: wayside shrine to change the federal highway
  • 1962: Tabernacle in the Hubertus Chapel in Gstatterboden
  • 1960: State boundary stone on the Pötschenpass
  • 1959: wayside shrine (as a contemporary translation of the old tabernacle pillars) in Maria Fieberbründl
  • 1957: Sculpture "Three Women", Bienengasse residential complex in Graz

literature

  • Rudolf List: Art and Artists in Styria , Upper Austria. Landesverlag Ried im Innkreis 1978

Web links

Commons : Gottfried Prabitz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary notice from Gottfried Prabitz. In: Kleine Zeitung , November 23, 2015, accessed on November 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ The Gratweiner Pfarrblatt , issue 02 - summer 2006 - 39th year, accessed on June 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ Gottfried Prabitz, Heiligenfiguren website of the parish church in Trieben, accessed on January 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ Hubertus Chapel in Gstatterboden Website of the municipality of Admont / Weng, accessed on June 1, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Prabitz, Gottfried
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH July 26, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Gratwein , Styria , Austria
DATE OF DEATH 15th July 2015
Place of death Gratwein-Straßengel , Styria , Austria