Othmar Schimkowitz | |
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Born | |
Died | 24 April 1947
Graz, Austria | (aged 82)
Nationality | Austrian |
Education | Edmund von Hellmer, Carl Kundmann |
Known for | Architectural sculpture |
Movement | Art 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]
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]
His architectural sculpture includes:
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]
Othmar Schimkowitz | |
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Born | |
Died | 24 April 1947
Graz, Austria | (aged 82)
Nationality | Austrian |
Education | Edmund von Hellmer, Carl Kundmann |
Known for | Architectural sculpture |
Movement | Art 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]
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]
His architectural sculpture includes:
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]