Richard Placht

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Richard Placht (born January 4, 1880 in Kratzau , Bohemia , † February 2, 1962 in Vienna ) was an Austrian sculptor and medalist .

Life

Ex.libris stamp by Richard Placht at the KuK Münze, Vienna 1906

The Sudeten German Richard Placht was first a student at the arts and crafts college in Gablonz , then he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague , where he was a student of Vaclav Myslbeck. He then completed his studies at the Vienna Academy under Josef Tautenhayn . In 1904 he entered the service of the engraving department of the Vienna Main Mint , of which he was head from 1916. From 1909 he was also a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus .

Placht mainly worked on portrait plaques and medals , baptismal plaques, sports medals and currency coins . He was the recipient of the Dumba Prize and was also a member of the Artists' Association of Austrian Medalists. On his 80th birthday in 1960, the Kunsthistorisches Museum dedicated an exhibition to him. The Vienna Army History Museum has 15 embossed medals and cast plaques by the artist in its medal collection.

Works (excerpt)

  • Relief plaque consecration of the flag of Infantry Regiment No. 2 , 1928, sheet iron, 35.7 × 4 × 30 cm, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna

literature

  • Ilse Krumpöck: The sculptures in the Army History Museum , Vienna 2004, p. 136 f.
  • Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century . Leipzig 1933, Volume 27, p. 129.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wladimir Aichelburg: Placht Richard. General directory of members. In: 150 Years of the Künstlerhaus Vienna 1861-2011. Retrieved June 26, 2014 .
  2. ^ Short biographies of the artist medalists and private mints. (pdf; 137 kB) (No longer available online.) In: smb.museum. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin , p. 28f , formerly in the original ; Retrieved February 8, 2013 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.smb.museum  
  3. ↑ Ilse Krumpöck: Die Bildwerke im Heeresgeschichtliches Museum , Vienna 2004, p. 136 f.

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personal data
SURNAME Placht, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian sculptor and medalist
DATE OF BIRTH January 4, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Chrastava
DATE OF DEATH 2nd February 1962
Place of death Vienna