Othmar Schimkowitz (2 October 1864 in Tárts,[1][2] Komárom County – 24 April 1947 in Graz) was a Hungarian-born architectural sculptor who worked on the greatest landmarks of the Vienna Secession.[3][2]
Othmar Schimkowitz | |
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| Born | 2 October 1864 |
| Died | 24 April 1947 (aged 82) Graz, Austria |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Education | Edmund von Hellmer, Carl Kundmann |
| Known for | Architectural sculpture |
| Movement | Art Nouveau |
Life edit
Schimkowitz studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, lived for three years in New York as friends with the Austrian-American sculptor Karl Bitter,[4] and returned to Vienna in 1895. He joined the Vienna Secession in 1898.[5][6]
Major works edit
His architectural sculpture includes:
- Figurative ornamentation for the 1897 Gutenberg Monument, Vienna, Jože Plečnik, architect[7]
- The three gorgons on the 1898 Secession exhibition building in Vienna, Joseph Maria Olbrich, architect[8]
- The "calling women" of the 1898-1899 of the Linke Wienzeile Buildings by Otto Wagner, architect[9]
- Exterior work on the Austrian Pavilion at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri
- Rooftop angels of the 1904-1906 Austrian Postal Savings Bank in Vienna, also for Wagner[5]
- The 1905 Vienna Economic Chamber, Ludwig Baumann, architect[citation needed]
- Angels on the 1907 Kirche am Steinhof in Vienna, also for Wagner[10]
Gallery edit
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The 1898 Secession Building -
Wienzeile 38 apartment block, Vienna -
Oesterreichische Nationalbank Building: Relief
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See also edit
One of Schimkowitz's most prominent designs used in a building, (the Kirche am Steinhof), was selected as a major motif for one of the most famous euro collectors coins: the Austrian 100 euro Steinhof Church commemorative coin, minted on November 9, 2005.[11] On the reverse of the coin, the Koloman Moser stained glass window over the main entrance can be seen. In the center of the window is God the Father seated on a throne. The window is flanked by a pair of bronze angels in Jugendstil style, originally designed by Othmar Schimkowitz.[11]
References edit
- ^ Pötzl-Malikova, Maria (1976). Die Plastik der Ringstrasse : künstlerische Entwicklung, 1890-1918. Wiesbaden: F. Steiner. p. 147. ISBN 3-515-02391-7. OCLC 3076466.
- ^ a b Waissenberger, Robert (1977). Vienna Secession. New York: Rizzoli. p. 132. ISBN 0-8478-0114-4. OCLC 3526351.
- ^ Nebehay, Christian M. (1977). Ver Sacrum, 1898-1903. Wiener Secession. New York: Rizzoli. p. 285. ISBN 0-8478-0115-2. OCLC 4043659.
- ^ Holme, Charles (1906). The Art-Revival in Austria. London: Offices of "The Studio". p. 34.
- ^ a b Vergo, Peter (1981). Art in Vienna, 1898-1918 : Klimt, Kokoschka, Schiele and their contemporaries (2nd ed.). Oxford, OX: Phaidon. pp. 108, 244. ISBN 0-7148-2222-1. OCLC 12578040.
- ^ Mahler, Alma (1999). Diaries, 1898-1902. Antony Beaumont, Susanne Rode-Breymann. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. p. 64. ISBN 0-8014-3654-0. OCLC 39765160.
- ^ Krečič, Peter (1993). Plečnik, the complete works. Jože Plečnik. New York, N.Y.: Whitney Library of Design. p. 17. ISBN 0-8230-2565-9. OCLC 27034223.
- ^ Howard, Jeremy (1996). Art nouveau : international and national styles in Europe. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 69. ISBN 0-7190-4160-0. OCLC 33863940.
- ^ Alofsin, Anthony (2006). When buildings speak : architecture as language in the Habsburg Empire and its aftermath, 1867-1933. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. p. 66. ISBN 0-226-01506-8. OCLC 61200687.
- ^ Kalmár, János (2001). Otto Wagner. Renata Kassal-Mikula. Wien: Pichler Verlag. p. 56. ISBN 3-85431-242-3. OCLC 50784390.
- ^ a b "Austrian Mint - Commemorative coins". 2010-09-22. Archived from the original on 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
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