€1,200
ALOIS HEIDEL*
(Vienna 1915 - 1990 Vienna)
Geometric object, 1959 and 1970
wood painted, 15 x 15 x 15 cm
signed Heidel, dated 1959 and 1970
provenance: acquired from the artist, private collection Vienna
ESTIMATE °€ 600 - 1.000
STARTING PRICE °€ 600
Alois Heidel was an Austrian sculptor. After an apprenticeship as a belt maker and chaser, he began studying at the Munich Art Academy in 1943. 1946 - 1953 he studied sculpture in Vienna at the University of Applied Arts Vienna with Fritz Wotruba. 1953 -1969 Heidel created numerous sculptures for the city of Vienna (Vienna municipal buildings). The bronze sculpture "Goat" in the Georg-Emmerling-Hof triggered a public debate. The goat was perceived as emaciated. 1963 Transition from figurative and animal sculptures to geometric sculptures. From 1975 Heidel worked as a restorer at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Member of the Secession from 1954. 1962 Prize of the City of Vienna for Fine Arts for sculpture.
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