Josef Bock

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Bust of Josef Weinträger (1940), Schillerpark in Vienna
Window gazer (1954), Wienerfeld-Ost settlement, Vienna 10

Josef Bock (born February 11, 1883 in Vienna ; † May 15, 1966 there ) was an Austrian sculptor .

Life

Josef Bock studied at the Staatsgewerbeschule and then from 1904 at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna under Hans Bitterlich and in the master school under Edmund Hellmer . From 1921 to 1938 he was a member of the Secession , after which he belonged to the Künstlerhaus.

In 1927 Bock ran on the electoral list of the Social Democrats for the district council of Vienna-Leopoldstadt .

After his death, Bock was buried in the Gersthof cemetery .

Honors

  • Court Prize 2nd Class (1910)
  • Scholarship from the Lederer Fund (1943)
  • Olympic Prize, Los Angeles (1954)
  • Professional title Professor (1957)

meaning

Josef Bock created numerous sculptures out of wood, stone and bronze. The focus of his work was on portraits and small sculptures. Stylistically, it was shaped by the late Art Nouveau.

Works

  • Death and the Maiden , sculpture (before 1928)
  • Bust of the Führer , bronze, Vienna, Michaelerplatz (1938)
  • Bust of Josef Weinträger , bronze, Vienna, Schillerplatz (1940)
  • Window gazer , natural stone reliefs, Wienerfeld-Ost housing estate, Vienna 10 (1954)
  • Woman on fish , bronze (1954)
  • Sculpture , Landstraßer Hauptstrasse 82, Vienna 3
  • Two playing bears , natural stone, Schegargasse 17–19, Vienna 19 (1959)

In addition to sculptures in Vienna's public space, the Wien Museum owns works by the artist.

literature

Web links

Commons : Josef Bock  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The social democratic candidates for the district councils. (...) Leopoldstadt. In:  Arbeiter-Zeitung , Morgenblatt, No. 89/1927 (XL. Year), March 31, 1927, p. 4 middle. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / aze.
  2. ↑ Description of the picture: Josef Bock, Death and the Maiden. In:  Radio Wien , No. 34/1927 (3rd year), May 23, 1927, p. 1648, bottom left. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / raw.
  3. ↑ Caption: Bust of the Führer (...). In:  Neues Wiener Tagblatt , No. 115 (25931) / 1938 (LXXII. Year), April 27, 1938, p. 10, top left. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nwg.
personal data
SURNAME Bock, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH May 15, 1966
Place of death Vienna