Theodor Khuen

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Theodor Khuen, 1900
Andreas Hofer monument in Kufstein

Theodor Franz Maria Khuen (born July 13, 1860 in Vienna ; † June 22, 1922 there ) was an Austrian sculptor .

Life

Theodor Khuen was a grandson of the painter Eduard Friedrich Leybold and thus a great grandson of the engraver Johann Friedrich Leybold . He was trained by H. Haerdtl, Viktor Tilgner and H. Gasser.

Some of his works were melted down and turned into weapons during World War II . In 1943, before this meltdown, molds of the works of art were made in order to be able to restore them after the war; however, this was not put into practice.

In 1903 his monument to the lawyer Franz Hofmann was unveiled, which has the shape of a portrait relief. He also created the tomb of the actress Josefine Gallmeyer , which is located in the Vienna Central Cemetery . The 14 stations of the cross in the church of St. Karl Borromäus in the Geriatric Center Am Wienerwald and the monument to Andreas Hofer , which has stood on the Kalvarienberg in Kufstein since 1926 , have also been preserved. Originally, this bronze monument, which Khuen created before the First World War , was to be erected in Vienna. But after the republic was proclaimed in 1918 and Hofer was no longer popular as a supporter of the Habsburgs, the five-meter-high statue was no longer wanted in the capital and was sold cheaply to Kufstein. A monument to Joseph Madersperger created by Khuen was erected in the same town as early as 1903 .

The Khuenweg in Vienna- Aspern is named after Theodor Khuen .

literature

Web links

Commons : Theodor Khuen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See ÖBL (under literature). It can be assumed that Josef Gasser is meant and H. is only an abbreviation for Mr.
  2. ↑ a b Waffen aus Kunst  ( 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 / members.chello.at  
  3. ↑ Entry on Theodor Khuen in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon ) (with picture of the Hofmann monument)
  4. ↑ Thomas Maisel: Scholars in stone and bronze. The monuments in the arcade courtyard of the University of Vienna . Böhlau, Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-205-77616-1 , p. 39 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  5. ↑ Central Cemetery
  6. ↑ St. Charles Borromeo
  7. ↑ Baedeker Allianz travel guide Austria . 14th edition. Baedeker, Ostfildern 2009, ISBN 978-3-8297-1435-8 , p. 361 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
  8. ↑ Pictures of the memorial
  9. ↑ Ilse Wolfram: 200 years of folk hero Andreas Hofer on stage and in film . Utz 2010, ISBN 978-3-8316-0932-1 , p. 44 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
  10. ↑ Ludwig Julius Fränkel:  Madersperger, Josef . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 52, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, pp. 150-152.
personal data
SURNAME Khuen, Theodor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Khuen, Theodor Franz Maria (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH June 22, 1922
Place of death Vienna