Othmar Schimkowitz
Born(1864-10-02)2 October 1864
Tárts, Austrian Empire
Died24 April 1947(1947-04-24) (aged 82)
Graz, Austria
NationalityAustrian
EducationEdmund von Hellmer, Carl Kundmann
Known forArchitectural sculpture
MovementArt Nouveau

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]

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:

Gallery

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

  1. ^ Pötzl-Malikova, Maria (1976). Die Plastik der Ringstrasse : künstlerische Entwicklung, 1890-1918. Wiesbaden: F. Steiner. p. 147. ISBN 3-515-02391-7. OCLC 3076466.
  2. ^ a b Waissenberger, Robert (1977). Vienna Secession. New York: Rizzoli. p. 132. ISBN 0-8478-0114-4. OCLC 3526351.
  3. ^ Nebehay, Christian M. (1977). Ver Sacrum, 1898-1903. Wiener Secession. New York: Rizzoli. p. 285. ISBN 0-8478-0115-2. OCLC 4043659.
  4. ^ Holme, Charles (1906). The Art-Revival in Austria. London: Offices of "The Studio". p. 34.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Howard, Jeremy (1996). Art nouveau : international and national styles in Europe. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 69. ISBN 0-7190-4160-0. OCLC 33863940.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Kalmár, János (2001). Otto Wagner. Renata Kassal-Mikula. Wien: Pichler Verlag. p. 56. ISBN 3-85431-242-3. OCLC 50784390.
  11. ^ 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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