Oswald Oberhuber
Oswald Oberhuber (1 February 1931 – 17 January 2020) was an Austrian painter, sculptor, and graphic artist.
Oswald Oberhuber
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- Name
- Oswald Oberhuber
- Born
- 1 February 1931
- Birthplace
- Merano, Italy
- Died
- 17 January 2020
- Place of death
- Vienna, Austria
- Occupation
- Artist
- Nationality
- Austria
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- Teachers
- Fritz Wotruba
- Honours
- City of Vienna Prize for Fine Arts · Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
- Languages
- Italian · German
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Oswald Oberhuber (1 February 1931 – 17 January 2020) was an Austrian painter, sculptor, and graphic artist.
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Biography
Biography
Oswald Oberhuber studied at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Training under Fritz Wotruba is recorded. The recorded working language is Italian and German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Vienna. Employment is recorded with University of Applied Arts Vienna. Work by Oswald Oberhuber is recorded in the collections of Belvedere and Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst. Distinctions recorded are City of Vienna Prize for Fine Arts and Austrian Decoration for Science and Art.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Oswald Oberhuber • Born — 1 February 1931 • Birthplace — Merano, Italy • Died — 17 January 2020 • Place of death — Vienna, Austria • Occupation — Artist
Biography
Biography
Oberhuber learned sculpture at the Federal Trade School in Innsbruck. He also studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. In 1972, Oberhuber represented Austria at the Venice Biennale. The following year, he became a professor at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, where he worked until his retirement in 1998. The State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart recognized Oberhuber as an honorary member in 1982, and as an honorary senator in 2004.
Identity
Identity
Oswald Oberhuber is recorded as having received City of Vienna Prize for Fine Arts and Austrian Decoration for Science and Art.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1931
Oswald Oberhuber was born in 1931 at Merano.
2020
Oswald Oberhuber died in 2020 at Vienna.
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Merano.
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Vienna.
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Recognition and collections
Oswald Oberhuber received City of Vienna Prize for Fine Arts and Austrian Decoration for Science and Art.
Awards
• Vienna Fine Arts Prize (1978) • Tyrolean State Arts Prize (1990) • Austrian State Prize (1990) • Cross of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2004)
Literature
Literature
Literature
Oswald Oberhuber, Oswald Oberhuber
Oberhuber, Oswald, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Oswald Oberhuber — die Kunstgeschichte und die Sprache, Oswald Oberhuber
Bazon Brock über Oswald Oberhuber, Oswald Oberhuber
Oswald Oberhuber im Gespräch mit Martin Adel, Oswald Oberhuber, 2009
Plakate Plakate Plakate: Werkverzeichnis, 2009
Oswald Oberhuber im Gespräch mit Martin Adel, 2009
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- 1.Oswald Oberhuber im 89. Lebensjahr gestorben. In: Kronen Zeitung, 17. Jänner 2020. Abgerufen am 17. Jänner 2020.
- 2.Künstler Oswald Oberhuber 88-jährig gestorben . In: vol.at, 17. Jänner 2020. Abgerufen am 17. Jänner 2020.
- 3.Oswald Oberhuber, belvedere.at, 2016
- 4.Lisa Grotz: „Galerist wird man auch aus der Unfähigkeit, Künstler zu sein“: zu Besuch bei Rosemarie Schwarzwälder in ihrer Galerie nächst St. Stephan in Wien. In: Die Welt, 19. Januar 2008.
- 5.Oswald Oberhuber. Hietzing. 2020.
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