!!!Barwig, Franz der Ältere

b. Šenov, Czech Republic (Schoenau near Neutitschein), April 19, 1868, 
d. Vienna, May 15, 1931 (suicide), sculptor, father of the sculptor 
Franz B. the Younger. Teacher in Villach and 1908-1924 at the 
Vienna School of Arts and Crafts. Specialist in wood carving, in 
particular animal figures where he unifies vitality with stereometric 
discipline and amalgamates modern and traditional styles.

!Literature
G. Kala, Die Tierplastiken F. B. 
d. Ae. 1868-1931, doctoral thesis, Vienna 1978.



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