Hugo Franz Kirsch
Hugo Franz Kirsch (born July 17, 1873 in Haindorf , Bohemia , † May 24, 1961 in Vienna ) was an Austrian miniature sculptor and ceramist from the Wiener Werkstätte .
After training at the Teplitz technical school and the Munich School of Applied Arts, he studied at the Vienna School of Applied Arts from 1898 . In 1906 he went into business for himself with his own ceramic workshop. Kirsch mainly produced small sculptures in bronze and ceramics: Biedermeier figures in cool colors, animals, nudes, and portraits. In addition, he created vases in strict black and white or strong colors. Kirsch showed his work at the Kunstschau Wien in 1908 and at other important exhibitions. Max Fabiani's Bamberg House in Laibach has ceramic reliefs of bearded men under the roof, which were made by Hugo Franz Kirsch. Kirsch's own villa in Vienna-Mauer is now a listed building .
literature
- Waltraud Neuwirth : Wiener Keramik , Braunschweig 1974
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| SURNAME | Kirsch, Hugo Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian small sculptor and ceramist from the Wiener Werkstätte |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Haindorf , Bohemia |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 1961 |
| Place of death | Vienna |