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Othmar Schimkowitz
Austrian architectural sculptor (1864–1947) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Life
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
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]
- Angels on the 1907 Kirche am Steinhof in Vienna, also for Wagner[10]
Gallery
The 1898 Secession Building
Wienzeile 38 apartment block, Vienna
Oesterreichische Nationalbank Building: Relief
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See also
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
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