Viktor Hammer (sculptor)
Viktor Josef Hammer (born June 19, 1913 in Vienna ; † May 23, 1986 there ) was an Austrian sculptor.
Life
Viktor Hammer was born in Vienna- Ottakring as the son of the bronze goods manufacturer Josef Hammer and his wife, Josefa Hofer. In 1927, at the age of 14, he started working as an apprentice in his father's workshop in Vienna-Neubau . There he learned the craft of bronze and metal goods manufacturer, belt maker and chaser . In December 1935, he passed the master craftsman exams for these four trades.
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From 1933 to 1934 Viktor Hammer took the opportunity to sit in on sculpture for two semesters with his teacher from the vocational school, Josef Müllner , at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna on Schillerplatz . In 1934 he then went on to study for six semesters. Hammer received his final examination as an academic sculptor for marble, stone and wood on July 1, 1938. Although the Second World War had already started, he was able to take his diploma examination at the Academy in November 1941.
After the death of his father, Viktor Hammer and his brother Josef Hammer took over the father's bronze goods production and handicraft workshop. He worked in his own studios in Vienna-Neubau and in the state studio in the Wiener Krieau and made a name for himself after 1945 by restoring numerous large bronze sculptures damaged by the effects of the war on public buildings in Vienna.
With his wife Pauline he had two daughters Christina and Monika. He died on May 23, 1986 in Vienna and was buried at the Ottakringer Friedhof (group 29, row 14, no. 35).
Honors
In 1960 he became a member of the Wiener Künstlerhausverein and received the professional title of Professor on July 28, 1967 . On May 4, 1973 he received the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, First Class . His area of activity was limited to Vienna and eastern Austria.
Works (selection)
- Casting of the youth on Magdalensberg, installation on Magdalensberg (around 1955)
- Stone relief Alter Ratzenstadl, Vienna-Mariahilf (1967)
- Fountain in the Döbling retirement home, Vienna
- Fountain in the Erdberg retirement home, Vienna
- Drinking fountain in the inner courtyard of the main building of the University of Vienna
- Memorial for Johann Sölch , Arkadenhof of the University of Vienna
- Relief memorial for Rudolf Saliger , Vienna University of Technology
- Degenruhe, Vienna-Ottakring
- Portrait pillar memorial for Julius Raab , Vienna
- Fountain bronze sculpture Donauweibchen, Bad Deutsch Altenburg
- State eagle in bronze at the Federal Ministry of Education, Vienna
- Two large stone coats of arms on the castle in Wiener Neustadt
- Three coats of arms, Vienna International Airport
- Memorial plaque for Otto Glöckel at Palais Epstein , Vienna
- Bronzepietà at the war memorial in Oggau on Lake Neusiedl
- War memorial in Zellerndorf
- War memorial in Göstling (1961)
- War memorial in Retz
- War memorial in St. Andrä-Wierter
- War memorial at Stiftungsplatz in Laa an der Thaya
- Christ corpus, parish church Laa an der Thaya (1956)
- Christ corpus made of stone pine, Eisenstadt Hospital
- Bronze Pietà, Dollfuss Memorial Church on the Hohe Wand
- Wooden statue of St. Hedwig, Church on Leopoldsberg, Vienna
- Honorary grave for Rudolf Saliger, Simmering fire hall, Vienna
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Martin Pollner: Two confused artists together. Viktor Josef Hammer, master craftsman and academic sculptor, 1913–1986 . Wiener Geschichtsblätter, 72, 1, pp. 52–61, 2017
- ^ Wladimir Aichelburg : Directory of Members, Wiener Künstlerhaus . Retrieved December 5, 2014.
literature
- Martin Pollner: Two mistaken artists. Viktor Josef Hammer, master craftsman and academic sculptor, 1913–1986 . Wiener Geschichtsblätter, 72, 1, 2017, pp. 52–61.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hammer, Viktor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hammer, Viktor Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 23, 1986 |
| Place of death | Vienna |