Großes Figurenrelief für den Österreich-Pavillon der Weltausstellung in Brüssel

Belvedere 21
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Künstler*in Fritz Wotruba (1907 Wien – 1975 Wien)

Object typeRelief
MediumBronze
Dimensions
gesamt: 295 × 537 cm, 1600 kg
SignatureBez. auf d. ersten Reliefplatte links unten, seitlich eingeritzt: WOTRUBA
Inventory numberLg 1793
Locations Belvedere 21
Credit LineLeihgabe des Museums moderner Kunst, Stiftung Ludwig Wien
One of the most important Austrian sculptors of the twentieth century, Fritz Wotruba had

already shown his enthusiasm for the geometric qualities of the objective world in his early

work from the late 1920s. In his oeuvre, the dismantling of the objective into elementary forms

took place in stages, during which he explored the possibilities of concrete means of expression.

In this relief the figures are modeled from cylinders and tubes. Wotruba’s exploration of the

body’s proportions is precisely manifested in his works. Figural Relief was designed for the

Brussels World’s Fair in 1958 as part of the overall concept of the Austrian pavilion, just like the

building by Karl Schwanzer, today’s Belvedere 21.