Rudolf Fänner

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Rudolf Fänner (born September 14, 1879 in Rossatz-Arnsdorf , Lower Austria , † April 21, 1959 in Vienna ) was an Austrian sculptor .

Life

The son of a kk senior building officer entered the Munich Academy of Fine Arts on September 4, 1899 and took up the subject of sculpture with Wilhelm von Rümann . From 1903 to 1905 Fänner was a member of the Hagenbund , subsequently he also became a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus , where he exhibited his works as well as in the Salzburg Künstlerhaus .

Fänner made several war memorials , e.g. B. for castles in Styria , for Sabenstein in Lower Austria and Feistritz am Wechsel . He also created an altar for the chapel of Castle Kranichberg near Gloggnitz . Fänner also modeled some portrait busts, such as those of Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf , Chief of Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army , which are now in the collections of the Vienna Army History Museum .

Rudolf Fänner enjoyed success as an academic sculptor while he was still alive. He was awarded the Silver State Medal in 1917 and the Golden State Medal a year later.

Works (excerpt)

  • Portrait bust of Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf , 1914, Carrara marble , 30 × 24 × 60 cm, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna
  • Portrait bust of Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf , 1915, bronzed plaster , 29.5 × 24 × 59 cm, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna

literature

  • Ilse Krumpöck: The sculptures in the Army History Museum , Vienna 2004, p. 39 f.
  • Hans Vollmer (ed.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century . Leipzig 1955, Volume 2, p. 67.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Matriculation book of the Academy of Fine Arts Munich on matrikel.adbk.de, accessed on July 5, 2012
  2. ↑ Biographical data on archiv.belvedere.at, accessed on July 5, 2012
  3. ↑ Ilse Krumpöck: Die Bildwerke im Heeresgeschichtliches Museum , Vienna 2004, p. 39 f.
  4. ↑ Hans Vollmer (ed.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century . Leipzig 1955, Volume 2, p. 67.
personal data
SURNAME Fänner, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Rossatz-Arnsdorf , Lower Austria
DATE OF DEATH April 21, 1959
Place of death Vienna