Josef Ignaz Sattler
Josef Ignaz Sattler (born February 1, 1852 in Linz ; † February 12, 1927 there ) was an Austrian sculptor .
Live and act
Josef Ignaz Sattler, the son of a shipman and a smallholder's daughter, grew up in poor conditions on the Upper Dolaulände in Linz. Throughout his life he was deeply anchored in Christian tradition and always felt indebted to the Church, which can also be seen in the submissive tone of his correspondence with the Abbot von Wilhering.
The coffee house owner Hartl on the Linz promenade made it possible for the boy, who felt an urge to become a sculptor, to attend the drawing school of the trade association.
In 1865 he became an apprentice to Franz Oberhuber, who ran a renowned church art studio at Harrachstrasse 10. Around 1870, the well-trained saddler was allowed to contribute a saint figure he had designed for the work of his employer for the first time. It was an Aloisius in the midst of the high altar of the parish church of Unterweißbach .
The now trained figurist went to Munich in 1871 , where he got to know the international quality standard of historical sacred sculpture in Engelbert Kolp's studio . He increased his artistic fame in Upper Austria and received a scholarship that enabled him to complete his training in Munich in 1876. He then worked in the studio of his former teacher on orders for church furnishings .
He achieved his final breakthrough in 1882 when he worked with the altar builder Josef Kepplinger from Ottensheim on an important order from Wilhering Abbey - a lavish refurbishment of the parish church of Gramastetten .
Finally, he founded his own studio in Linz's Bethlehemstrasse. He fulfilled orders such as the house chapel of Cardinal Missias in Laibach , reliefs of martyrs on an altar in Linz Cathedral and a cycle of apostles in the Herz-Jesu-Kirche in Linz .
In terms of style, Sattler continuously adapted to the new developments and received orders for church altars across the country, such as in 1909 in the parish church of Hirschbach in the Mühlkreis in the Mühlviertel. He was one of the preferred selection of contemporary artists that the "Committee for the Procurement and Assessment of Stollwerck Pictures" suggested to the Cologne chocolate producer Ludwig Stollwerck to commission them with drafts.
A heart disease due to overwork, however, made him interrupt his work again and again, which also resulted in financial losses.
During the First World War there were almost no commissions for church art due to the war, but he was supported by private patrons. In 1916 Wilhering Abbey ordered a Christmas crib from him. This, his most important late work, is now exhibited in the collegiate church every year between December 17th and Epiphany .
Plagued by financial problems, the sculptor was allowed to live for some time in Wilhering Abbey in 1921, to which he left his drawings in his estate out of gratitude.
Many of his works adorn Linz churches, such as the New Cathedral , the Capuchin Church, the Sacred Heart Church, the Elisabethine Church , the Ursuline Monastery .
literature
- B. Prokisch: Saddler Josef Ignaz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 436.
- Bernhard Prokisch : Josef Ignaz Sattler (1832-1927). A main master of Upper Austrian church art. In: Oberösterreichischen Landesarchiv (Ed.): Oberösterreicher. Life pictures on the history of Upper Austria. Volume 8. Verlag Oberösterreichisches Landesarchiv, Linz 1994, ISBN 3-900313-57-1 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Detlef Lorenz: Advertising art around 1900. Artist lexicon for collecting pictures. Reimer-Verlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-496-01220-X .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sattler, Josef Ignaz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Linz |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1927 |
| Place of death | Linz |