Walter Pochlatko

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Walter Pochlatko (born October 7, 1901 in Linz , † 1986 in Graz ) was an Austrian sculptor and writer .

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Walter Pochlatko was born in Linz on October 7, 1901. After completing school he studied at the TH Graz under Anton Weinkopf and subsequently spent four years at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna , where he was taught by Josef Müllner , among others . On the occasion of the 26th annual exhibition of the Styrian Artists' Cooperative in the State Museum, Pochlatko received the State Prize for Overall Performance. On December 7, 1932, on the occasion of the 29th annual exhibition of the said cooperative, he was again awarded the gold state medal for overall performance. In 1933 he worked in Paris , from 1935 in Berlin and in 1945 he settled in Graz. In December 1946 he exhibited together with the painters Rudolf Gattinger , Pipo Peteln and Franz Trenk at a small art exhibition for two weeks in the sales rooms of the Thonet brothers in Grazer Herrengasse .

Throughout his life he created not only sports, warrior and animal sculptures, but also portraits and other works of art in public spaces. In the summer of 1941 he participated with his works at the Great German Art Exhibition in Munich . The Austrian Federal Government awarded the member of the Styrian Association of Visual Artists the Austrian State Prize for Visual Arts for his complete work.

He is the author of the book Yugoslavia, the gateway to the Orient , which was published in 1940 by Saturn Verlag in Vienna and Leipzig . A year earlier, Pochlatko's book Between Half Moon and Cross was published by the same publisher . A German experiences Yugoslavia published.

His relatives include the actor Werner Pochlatko , the filmmaker Dieter Pochlatko and his sons Jakob and Florian and the author Herbert Pochlatko . The film producer Peter Pochlatko , who died in 2002, was a brother of Werner and Dieter Pochlatko. Their father Erich , the brother of Walter Pochlatko, was a producer of successful and award-winning films, especially in the 1950s.

Works (selection)

  • 1947: Dancer : bronze figure on an artificial stone base, in the Grazer Volksgarten (at the level of the address Hanuschgasse 8)
  • 1950/1951: Rosarium fountain, kneeling girl with dolphin : bronze figure with marble base, Opernring, Graz
  • 1951: Sportsman and woman : bronze figures, in the garden of the Otto-Möbes-Volkswirtschaftsschule , Stiftingtalstraße 246, Graz
  • 1954: Scuffling boys : bronze, on the green space of the Dr. Karl Renner School, Flötzerweg 61, Linz
  • 1954: Facade design : figure (terracotta relief), at the address Jauerburggasse 2, Graz
  • 1956: Playing bears : bronze group, at the address Stübersgasse 24, Graz
  • 1957: Diskobol : Bronze figure at the State Sports Center Graz, Jahngasse 3, Graz
  • 1960: Reclining woman : polyester resin sculpture, in front of the Geidorfgürtel 42 building, Graz
  • 1963: Facade design of seated and standing figures : Terracotta relief, at the address Körblergasse 26, Graz
  • 1963: Façade design standing women : polyester resin reliefs, at Laimburggasse 25, Graz
  • 1963: Lying horses : Terracotta reliefs, at the address Liebenauer Hauptstrasse 30, Graz
  • 1966: Sea lion fountain: bronze group on an artificial stone fountain bowl, at Josef-Pongratz-Platz 1, Graz
  • 1967: Lying horse : sandstone, at the address Lazarettgürtel 2, Graz
  • 1968: Sitting polar bear : artificial stone, on the green area of ​​the high-rise with the address Kärntner Straße 212, Graz
  • Ornamental fountain : natural stone, at the Higher Federal College for Economic Women’s Professions, Schrödingerstraße 5, Graz

Gallery (selection)

  • Sitting polar bear from 1968; at the address Kärnter Straße 212 in Graz; this Pochlatko traveled to Spitsbergen for polar bears to study

  • Sea lion fountain from 1966; at the address Josef-Pongratz-Platz 1 in Graz

  • Playing bears from 1956; at the address Strauchgasse 24 in Graz

  • Fighting Boys from 1954; on the green area of ​​the Dr.-Karl-Renner-Schule, Flötzerweg 61 in Linz

Web links

Commons : Walter Pochlatko  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ (Award of state prizes and art medals.). In:  Arbeitswill , December 1, 1929, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / awi
  2. ↑ Local Chronicle - Excellent Artists. In:  Grazer Tagblatt , December 1, 1929, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / gtb
  3. ↑ Recognition of state prizes and art medals. In:  Grazer Tagblatt , December 8, 1932, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / gtb
  4. ^ Brief cultural news - small art exhibition .. In:  Arbeiterwille , December 1, 1946, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / awi
  5. ^ Short cultural news - small art exhibition. In:  Arbeiterwille , December 8, 1946, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / awi
  6. ↑ Styrian Landers Picture Gallery again. In:  Welt am Abend , December 18, 1932, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / waa
  7. ↑ Walter Pochlatko at artist-info.com (English), accessed on October 8, 2019
  8. ^ History of the Association of Visual Artists Styria , accessed on October 9, 2019
  9. ↑ a b Film producer Peter Pochlatko died at the age of 69 , accessed on October 8, 2019
  10. ↑ Dieter Pochlatko on club-carriere.com, accessed on October 8, 2019
  11. ↑ Milestones in public space in Falter 39/09 from September 23, 2009, accessed on October 8, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Pochlatko, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian sculptor and writer
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Linz , Austria-Hungary
DATE OF DEATH 1986
Place of death Graz , Austria