Walter Ritter

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Walter Ritter (born May 26, 1905 in Graz , † February 2, 1986 in Linz ) was an Austrian sculptor .

From 1948 he built up the master class for sculpture at the art school of the city of Linz .

Live and act

Taubenbrunnen, Schlossbergplatz, Graz

education

Ritter attended the Graz Commercial Academy from 1918 to 1921 , from 1921 to 1925 the wood and stone carving class at the Graz School of Applied Arts, among others with Wilhelm Gösser, and from 1925 to 1928 the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna among others with Josef Müllner .

Professional Activities

He undertook several study trips to various European countries and in 1925, accompanied by Herbert Eichholzer and Ferdinand Bilger, to Abyssinia, and initially worked as a freelancer in Vienna and from 1933 in Graz. Anna-Lülja Simidoff , Axl Leskoschek and Kurt Neumann also belonged to his circle of friends at the time . In 1935, Ritter became set designer at the Graz City Theater .

In 1938 he went to Berlin , but returned to Graz in 1939, where he took part in meetings of the resistance group around Herbert Eichholzer. Military service took him to the Caucasus . He was a prisoner of war in Scotland .

In 1946 he was appointed as a teacher at the Graz School of Applied Arts, and on September 1, 1948, he took over the sculpture class at the City of Linz Art School.

Memberships and functions

Works in public space

Three market women, Karlhofsiedlung, Linz

Ritter has created several works of art for the public space in Linz:

  • Completion or renovation of the existing Neptun fountain with a new bronze sculpture of Neptune with a trident over four horse protomes , Gugl-Rondeau, Freinberg , Froschberg, Linz (1955)
  • Gänselieslbrunnen on the Südbahnhofmarkt , Linz (1952)
  • Three Market Women in the Karlhofsiedlung, Linz (1965)
  • Christ with a book and a lamb , relief figure made of cast concrete, Evangelical Johanneskirche in the Neue Heimat district , Linz (1965)
  • Flute players on the lower Donaulände , Linz (design 1963, cast and installation 1980)
  • Bronze bust of Mozart in the Freihaus Starhemberg (1957)
  • Hermann Bahr memorial plaque , Altstadtviertel , Linz (1953)
  • Reclining youth , Harbach settlement, Linz (1952)
  • Rectangular entrance gate with copper-clad door leaves and an ornamental lattice gate behind it on the west wall of Martinskirche in Linz (1957)
  • Animal reliefs at and in the Dr. Ernst Koref School (around 1961)

Further works in public space

  • Taubenbrunnen , Schlossbergplatz, Graz (1949)
  • Sandstone figure of St. Florian, Liebiggasse, Graz

Exhibitions, museums

Ritter's artistic career was shaped by numerous activities and participation in various international exhibitions:

Awards

Web links

Commons : Walter Ritter  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History of the Art University Linz, in: Web presence of the University of Artistic and Industrial Design Linz
  2. ↑ Walter Ritter. In: Web presence of the city of Linz
personal data
SURNAME Knight, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH May 26, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz
DATE OF DEATH February 2, 1986
Place of death Linz