Rudolf Weyr

Rudolf Weyr, from 14 May 1911, Rudolf Ritter von Weyr [1] (22 March 1847, Vienna - 30 October 1914, Vienna) was an Austrian sculptor in the Neo-Baroque style.

Rudolf Weyr in his workshop with pieces for his monumental fountain "Die Macht zur See" (Power at Sea, 1894)

Life

He studied under Franz Bauer (1798-1872) and Josef Cesar (1814-1876) and was employed by the latter for many years. In 1875, he was contracted by Gottfried Semper and Carl Hasenauer to assist them with their work on the Kunsthistorisches Museum. In 1879, under the direction of Hans Makart, he designed table settings and other decorative pieces for the Emperor's Silver Wedding Anniversary.[2] From the late 1880s, he worked alone and created some of the most important figures that adorn the Ringstraße.

In his later years, Weyr suffered from arteriosclerosis and died of heart failure induced by pneumonia.[3] He was buried in the Döbling Cemetery.[4]

In 1919, a street in Landstraße was named the Weyrgasse in his honor.

Major works

1884: Gable statues at the Hermesvilla
1888: Spandrel figures in the windows at the Burgtheater
1889: Grillparzer Memorial in the Burggarten (with Carl Kundmann); Weyr created the reliefs depicting Grillparzer's dramatic works.
1890: Relief figures of the Museum's patrons in the dome of the Kunsthistorischen Museum
1895: Fountain: "Die Macht zur See" at the Michaelertrakt in the Hofburg
1895: Relief of Vasil Levski on his Memorial Sofia, Bulgaria
1898: Emperor Franz-Josef Memorial in Schwechat [5]
1905: Memorial to Hans Canon in the Stadtpark
1907: Fountain in Děčín, Czech Republic
1908: Memorial to Johannes Brahms in the Karlsplatz

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References

Wladimir Aichelburg: 150 Jahre Künstlerhaus Wien 1861-2011. (…) Mitglieder-Gesamtverzeichnis. In: Weyr von, Rudolf, Bildhauer, 2011, abgerufen am 15. Juli 2012.
Oxford Grove Art from Answers.com
† Rudolf Weyr. In: Neue Freie Presse, 30 October 1914, p. 23 (Online at ANNO)Template:ANNO/Maintenance/nfp
Statt jeder besonderen Anzeige (…) Rudolf Ritter v. Weyr (…). In: Neue Freie Presse, 31 October 1914, p. 20 (Online at ANNO)Template:ANNO/Maintenance/nfp
Correspondenzen. (…) Schwechst. Denkmalenthüllung. In: Badener Zeitung, 14 September 1898, p. 04 (Online at ANNO)Template:ANNO/Maintenance/bzt.

External links

Rudolf Weyr in Austria-Forum (in German) (at AEIOU)
"Weyr, Rudolf" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.

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[1] Wladimir Aichelburg: 150 Jahre Künstlerhaus Wien 1861-2011. (…) Mitglieder-Gesamtverzeichnis. In: Weyr von, Rudolf, Bildhauer, 2011, abgerufen am 15. Juli 2012.

[2] Oxford Grove Art from Answers.com

[nfp|30|10|1914|23-3] † Rudolf Weyr. In: Neue Freie Presse, 30 October 1914, p. 23 (Online at ANNO)Template:ANNO/Maintenance/nfp

[nfp|31|10|1914|20-4] Statt jeder besonderen Anzeige (…) Rudolf Ritter v. Weyr (…). In: Neue Freie Presse, 31 October 1914, p. 20 (Online at ANNO)Template:ANNO/Maintenance/nfp

[5] Correspondenzen. (…) Schwechst. Denkmalenthüllung. In: Badener Zeitung, 14 September 1898, p. 04 (Online at ANNO)Template:ANNO/Maintenance/bzt.