Rudolf Bacher
Rudolf Bacher (born January 20, 1862 in Vienna ; † April 16, 1945 there ) was an Austrian painter and sculptor .
Life
Bacher studied from 1882 to 1888 at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts under Leopold Carl Müller . In 1886 he was awarded the court prize. Bacher's early paintings were mostly devoted to religious themes. From 1894 he was a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus .
Bacher was one of the founding members of the Vienna Secession in 1897 and served as its president in 1904/5 and 1912–14. In 1896 he received a small gold medal at the International Art Exhibition in Berlin . Bacher contributed numerous drawings and woodcuts for Ver Sacrum magazine . From 1903 to 1933 he worked as a professor at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. In later years Bacher was primarily active as a portraitist , sculpting he preferred animal sculptures . On the occasion of his 80th birthday in 1942, Bacher received the Goethe Medal for Art and Science and the City of Vienna's Ring of Honor . In 1943 he was awarded the Waldmüller Prize . Rudolf Bacher was an honorary member of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. He was buried at the Sieveringen cemetery .
literature
- Heinrich Fuchs: The Austrian painters of the 19th century. Volume 1: A - F. Self-published by the author, Vienna 1972, p. 24.
- Bacher Rudolf. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 41.
Individual evidence
- ^ Ernst Klee : The culture lexicon for the Third Reich. Who was what before and after 1945. Completely revised edition. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2009, ISBN 978-3-596-17153-8 , p. 25.
- ↑ eipcp.net: “Swastikas? Ornaments! "As continuity of displacement / Fifth station: Nazi bust (accessed on September 19, 2015)
- ^ Rudolf Bacher grave site , Vienna, Sieveringer Friedhof, Department 2, Group 11, Row 4, No. 60.
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SURNAME | Bacher, Rudolf |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter and sculptor |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1862 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
DATE OF DEATH | April 16, 1945 |
Place of death | Vienna |