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| Viktor Oskar Tilgner (1844–1896) | ||||||||||
| An Austrian sculptor, Tilgner was born in Pressburg, Bratislava, and moved to Vienna with his family as a child. He studied under Gasser and Bauer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from 1859 to 1871, later influenced by French sculptors, particularly Gustave Deloyes. His bust of actress Charlotte Wolters brought him attention and won a gold medal at the Vienna World Exhibition in 1873. He travelled to Italy in 1874 and became the leading exponent of Neo-Baroque in southern Germany under the Habsburgs. A prolific sculptor, he produced numerous large figures for state buildings, monuments, fountains, and busts. He kept a large studio at the Palais Schwarzenberg until his death. Tilgner died in Vienna. | ||||||||||
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