Rudolf Bacher
Illustration — A young Rudolf Bacher at his easel (date unknown) • Illustration — The Tomb of Caecilia Metella Rudolf Bacher (20 January 1862, in Vienna – 16 April 1945, in Vienna) was an Austrian painter and sculptor.
Also recorded as Rudolph Bacher
Rudolf Bacher
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- Born
- 1862 · Vienna.
- Died
- 1945 · Vienna.
- Nationality
- Austria
- Occupation
- painter · sculptor · university teacher · wood engraver · artist
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- Honours
- Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna · Goethe Medal for Art and Science
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — A young Rudolf Bacher at his easel (date unknown) • Illustration — The Tomb of Caecilia Metella Rudolf Bacher (20 January 1862, in Vienna – 16 April 1945, in Vienna) was an Austrian painter and sculptor.
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Rudolf Bacher (1862–1945) was an artist, painter and sculptor, among other activities, of Austrian nationality. The artist was born and died in Vienna.
Rudolf Bacher was educated at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. The artist worked for Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and worked in Rome.
Languages used include German. Works are held at Belvedere, Ernest Zmeták Art Gallery and Moravian Gallery in Brno. Honours include Goethe Medal for Art and Science and Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna.
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Rudolf Bacher studied at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Carl Heinrich Walter Kühn is recorded as having studied under Rudolf Bacher. The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Rome. Employment is recorded with Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Work by Rudolf Bacher is recorded in the collections of Belvedere, Ernest Zmeták Art Gallery and Moravian Gallery in Brno. Distinctions recorded are Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna and Goethe Medal for Art and Science.
From 1882 to 1888, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, with Leopold Carl Müller, and the history painter, Christian Griepenkerl. His early paintings were mostly devoted to religious themes. From 1894, he was a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus. He was one of the founding members of the Vienna Secession, and served two terms as its President (1904-1905, 1912-1914). In 1896, he was awarded a small gold medal at the Große Berliner Kunstausstellung. He was a regular contributor of drawings and woodcuts to the magazine, Ver Sacrum From 1903 to 1933, he was a professor at his alma mater, the Vienna Academy. In his later years, he focused on portrait painting and small animal sculptures. On the occasion of his 80th birthday, in 1942, he was presented with the Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft and the Ehrenring der Stadt Wien. He was also named an honorary member of the Academy.
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Rudolf Bacher is recorded as having received Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna and Goethe Medal for Art and Science.
The German painter, Rudolf Bacher (1862-1945) at his easel
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1862
Rudolf Bacher was born in 1862 at Vienna.
1894
Countryside of Rome (Belvedere).
1945
Rudolf Bacher died in 1945 at Vienna.
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scholarly publication
- Bacher, Rudolf, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2011
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- VIAF cluster 23237385 for Rudolf Bacher, aggregating national library name authorities.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1244402: Rudolf Bacher
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- 1.Ernst Klee: Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945, Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2009, pg. 25
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Heinrich Fuchs: Die österreichischen Maler des 19. Jahrhunderts, Vol.1: "A – F", self-published, Vienna, 1972, pg.24
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Formation and teaching. Bacher studied at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style. Bacher received Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna and Goethe Medal for Art and Science. Naming and authority record. Those registers additionally record the forms Rudolf Bacher 1862-1945 and Rudolf Bacher österreichischer Maler und Bildhauer. Connected to 1 other published record in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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Work by Rudolf Bacher is
Belvedere, Ernest Zmeták Art Gallery and Moravian Gallery in Brno
Countryside of Rome
1894 · Belvedere
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