Otto Hofner (sculptor)
Otto Hofner (born March 29, 1879 in Vienna ; † March 13, 1946 there ) was an Austrian sculptor and medalist .
Life
Otto Hofner completed a four-year apprenticeship as a goldsmith , engraver and chaser . From 1898 he attended the arts and crafts school with Stefan Schwartz . Study trips took him to Paris , Holland , Belgium and London . 1904–1915 he worked as a teacher at the cooperative college for gold and silversmiths in Vienna, but was also active as a freelance artist. From 1909 he was a member of the Künstlerhaus . Otto Hofner was buried in an honorary grave in the Hietzingen cemetery after his death .
plant
Otto Hofner created goldsmith work, medals , plaques and portrait reliefs. Sculptures, busts and grave monuments were erected by him in the time of Red Vienna for public spaces (e.g. in community housing ).
- The Sower , bronze sculpture, Karl-Marx-Hof , Vienna 19 (1920)
- 5 facade figures and 2 giant workers , Chamber of Labor, Klagenfurt (1923)
- Urban planner , terracotta relief, residential complex Kennergasse 10, Vienna 10 (1924)
- Franz Klein grave monument , Vienna Central Cemetery , Vienna 11 (1926)
- Young man with a hammer , bronze sculpture, vocational school, Hütteldorfer Straße 7–17, Vienna 15 (1927)
- Monument to Alexander Girardi , Girardipark , Vienna 1 (1929), a listed building
- Dancer , bronze sculpture, Rabenhof , Vienna 3 (1930)
- Medals and plaques on Josef Kainz , Friedrich Schiller , Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , Friedrich Nietzsche ; Seven in one go; New Year coins 1937 and 1938; applied arts and crafts a.
gallery
The Sower (1920)
Town planner (1924)
Youth with the Hammer (1927)
Alexander Girardi (1929)
Dancer (1930)
literature
- Hofner, Otto. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 388.
- Felix Czeike (Ed.): Hofner Otto. In: Historisches Lexikon Wien . Volume 3, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-218-00545-0 , p. 237 ( digitized version ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Graves of honor, Hietzing Cemetery - Prof. Otto Hofner , accessed on October 10, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hofner, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor and medalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 1946 |
| Place of death | Vienna |