Richard Kurt Fischer

Richard Kurt Fischer (born March 11, 1913 in Götzis ; † October 13, 1999 in Innsbruck ) was an Austrian artist.

Life

Richard Kurt Fischer attended the Innsbruck State Trade School from 1936 to 1939 , did military service in World War II and was then a French prisoner of war. From 1946 to 1949 he studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna under Eduard Bäumer, among others, and graduated with the State Prize. In 1953/54 he took part in the International Summer Academy for Fine Arts in Salzburg under Oskar Kokoschka  . He worked as a freelance artist in Innsbruck and undertook study trips to Greece, Turkey, Finland, Egypt and Israel, among others. Fischer created oil paintings and watercolors as well as numerous works of art ( mosaics , frescoes , tapestries ) for public buildings and churches. He often designed the interior fittings for churches planned by Clemens Holzmeister .

Awards

• Decoration of Honor for Art and Culture of the City of Innsbruck, 1994

Works

Altar mosaic source of life , parish church of All Saints, Innsbruck

• Concrete portals based on designs by Oskar Kokoschka, Parsch Parish Church of the Precious Blood , Salzburg, around 1954/56
• Altar mosaic, Filialkirche Erpfendorf , around 1956/57
• Mosaic protective coat Madonna , BORG Innsbruck , 1958
• Altar mosaic Christ the King , Gloggnitz Catholic Parish Church , around 1960
• Mosaic floor with horse heads and three tapestries, Großes Festspielhaus , Salzburg, around 1960
• Mosaic flower shapes , foyer of the Tiroler Landestheater , Innsbruck, around 1965
• Mosaic World Riddle and Research , stairwell in the main building of the University of Innsbruck , 1970
• Altar mosaic source of life , parish church of Allerheiligen , Innsbruck, 1977
• Mosaic and sgraffito, cemetery chapel, Waldfriedhof Mutters , 1982/83
• Equipment, Chapel of the Holy World Redeemer, Innsbruck- Arzl , 1991

literature

• Christoph Bertsch (Ed.): Art in Tyrol, 20th century: significantly expanded and revised inventory catalog of the collection of the Institute for Art History at the University of Innsbruck including documentation of legacies and bequests in two volumes. Volume 1, Innsbruck 1997, pp. 230-231 ( urn: nbn: at: at-ubi: 2-7284 )
• Images that inspire the mind. In: Innsbruck informs, No. 11, November 1999, p. VII ( digitized version )

Web links

Commons : Richard Kurt Fischer  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Richard Kurt Fischer in the Artothek des Bundes

Individual evidence

1. ^ City of Innsbruck: Decoration of Honor for Art and Culture
2. ^ Baumann, Wiesauer: Filialkirche hl. Barbara. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved December 14, 2016 . 
3. ^ Office of the Tyrolean provincial government, cultural department (ed.): Kulturberichte aus Tirol 2009. 61. Monument report. Innsbruck 2009, pp. 19-20 ( PDF; 7.8 MB )
4. ^ Felmayer, Wiesauer: Tiroler Landestheater. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved December 14, 2016 . 
5. ^ Office of the Tyrolean Provincial Government, Culture Department (Ed.): Kulturberichte aus Tirol 2012. 63rd Monument Report. Innsbruck 2012, p. 50 ( PDF; 12 MB )
6. ^ Frick, Wiesauer: Friedhofskapelle, Waldfriedhof chapel, Josefskapelle. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved December 14, 2016 . 
7. ↑ Wiesauer: Wegkapelle, Chapel of the Holy World Redeemer. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved December 14, 2016 .