I have a bronze statue that is an iron worker the name of Fritz on the back of it. I have been told that this?

Question

statue came over to the United States before WWII. Not sure but if anyone has any suggestions on finding info on this piece I would certainly appreciate it.

Answer 1

It may be Fritz Wotruba 1907-1975 if it came from Europe during this time frame.
Austrian sculptor of single nude figures and reliefs. Born in Vienna of Czech and Hungarian parents. Apprenticed 1921-4 to an engraver, then studied 1925-6 under the sculptor Anton Hanak. From 1927 worked on his own, practising direct carving of stone; made classical simplified figures. The purchase of a figure by the City of Vienna in 1930 and his first one-man exhibition at the Museum Folkwang, Essen, in 1931 together established his reputation. Friendship with the architect Joseph Hoffmann. In 1934 left Austria for about a year and lived in Zurich. Refugee in Switzerland 1938-45; had several exhibitions, including two with Marini and Germaine Richier. Returned to Vienna in 1945 as professor at the Academy of Fine Arts. Increasing block-like simplification from c.1948, including later figures and reliefs made out of piled cylinders and pressed forms. Designed the church Kirche zur Heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit on the outskirts of Vienna (constructed 1974-6). Died in Vienna.


He was a sculptor of spare, architectonic images of the human form.
Wotruba learned engraving at age 14; in 1925–26 he was the student of sculptor Anton Hanak. Wrought in hard stone with a coarse texture, his early works were representational, but they became more abstract as he struggled to develop a personal style that would eliminate inessentials.
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/wotruba_fritz.html
http://seminoles.cstv.com/genrel/101503aac.html

"The Crow and the Bear"
bronze dimensions: 34”h x 22”w x 22.5”d
(wgt. approx. bs.)
number 3 of limited edition of 24
by by Fritz White
$19,700.00 USD
at this site below;
http://www.sculpturecollector.com/SecondaryMarket/Fritz_White/fritz_white_sculpture.html
For the sale and purchases go to the site below;
http://www.markmurray.com/ [e-mail]
The sculptures he deals with are in the $10.000.00 U.S. price range.
"As a first step, please send photographs and details about the artist, medium and dimensions, either by mail or e-mail, and we will be happy to give a prompt evaluation. We are also able to visit you in person."
Quote directly from the site above.

Some Museums where his work is exhibited;
http://www.kunsthauszug.ch/04_Sammlung/sammlungrechtsklassW.html
http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=2171&tabview=bio
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/scripts/r.pl?RH48+226
Some reputable Auction sites selling his work currently;
http://web.artprice.com/artistdetails.aspx?src=0&idarti=MjcyODI2MjA3NjA0NTE=
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/gallery/wotruba_fritz.html
http://www.virtualvienna.net/columns/billie/wotruba.html
Galerie Steinek
AUSTRIA ,Wien

Auktionshaus Fine Art
GERMANY ,Leipzig

Books about him.
http://www.bookrags.com/Fritz_von_Unruh?gclid=CPfYiP2sk4sCFSWHPgodLSbvXQ
Other sites and links with more information or for researching him;
http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=&role=&nation=&subjectid=500015353
http://www.artnet.com/library/09/0922/T092279.asp
IF IT IS NOT HIM this link will give you the other Friz's of lesser recognition. Scroll down the page to find them.
There is also another Fritz with the surname Cremer in the
wikipedia.com look on next site;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Cremer
Fritz Cremer (1906-1993) was a German sculptor, originally a stone-cutter, later a student at the German academy in Rome from 1937 to 1938, and the Prussian academy of the arts.
Cremer served as a soldier from 1940 to 1944. In 1946, he became a professor and director of the sculpture department of the Academy for Applied Art in Vienna.

In 1950, Cremer moved to the German Democratic Republic and took over the master class at the Academy of the Arts, later serving as vice-president from 1974 to 1983.

SORRY the link did not work before,here goes again ;
http://ca.search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=ks-ques&fr2=sfp&p=sculptor++Fritz&meta=vc%3D
Fritz Dietel- http://www.phl.org/news/020319.html
Fritz Scholder - http://www.spiritofthesenses.org/fritznyc.htm
A lot of options to check into.
Hope this helped,
Cheers!

Answer 2

In places like Turkey, Iraq and Iran (then the cradle of civilization) round five,500 years in the past the transition from the Stone Age to the Bronze age got here approximately through the growth of metallurgy. As the ones peoples had constructed stone paintings they could have learned seams of steel ores and after a few experimentation could have alloyed tin with copper to make bronze.

Answer 3

Fritz White who signs his work FRITZ
Fritz White was born January 14, 1930 in Milford, Ohio near Cincinnati. The Little Miami River, which borders Cincinnati on the east, was a main thoroughfare north and south for the Shawnee tribes that were settled throughout Ohio.


Fritz shares his talents with others, teaching numerous educational sessions with young artists and conducting sculpture classes for the visually impaired.

In addition to being a member of the Cowboy Artists of America, White is a member of the National Sculpture Society.

Answer 4

Try ABANA.org