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Alfred Hrdlicka

1928 - 2009

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Alfred Hrdlicka (German pronunciation: [ˌalfʁeːt ˈhʁdlɪtʃka]; 27 February 1928 – 5 December 2009) was an Austrian sculptor, painter, and professor. His surname is sometimes written Hrdlička. He was born in Vienna in to the family of a Czech communist and trade unionist. After learning to be a dental technician from 1943 to 1945, Hrdlicka studied painting until 1952 at the Akademie der bildenden Künste under Albert Paris Gütersloh and Josef Dobrowsky. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Hrdlicka is the 205th most popular sculptor (up from 222nd in 2019), the 881st most popular biography from Austria (up from 940th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Austrian Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Alfred Hrdlicka ranks 205 out of 258. Before him are Jacob Epstein, Fritz Wotruba, Mona Hatoum, Audrey Munson, Andy Goldsworthy, and Barry Flanagan. After him are Josef Václav Myslbek, Erzsébet Schaár, Fuad Abdurahmanov, Rudolph Schadow, Imre Varga, and Revaz Gabriadze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Alfred Hrdlicka ranks 401. Before him are Hushang Ebtehaj, Manuel Scorza, Takako Doi, Ion Druță, Tom Lantos, and Gerhard Stoltenberg. After him are Nancy Olson, Earl Holliman, Jean Barraqué, Harold Becker, Pierre Tchernia, and Simón Díaz. Among people deceased in 2009, Alfred Hrdlicka ranks 250. Before him are Ron Asheton, Corín Tellado, David Eddings, Willy Ronis, Jacques Sylla, and Barry Flanagan. After him are Kamala Surayya, Kazuhiko Nishijima, Norbert Eschmann, Chuck Daly, Anselmo Duarte, and Mary Travers.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Alfred Hrdlicka ranks 881 out of 1,424. Before him are Erich Hof (1936), Mick Blue (1976), Hans Moser (1880), Johann Urbanek (1910), Antonie Brentano (1780), and Hans Haas (1906). After him are Hansi Hinterseer (1954), Rodolphe Hiden (1909), Riane Eisler (1931), Peter Simonischek (1946), La Jana (1905), and Melitta Brunner (1907).

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Among SCULPTORS In Austria

Among sculptors born in Austria, Alfred Hrdlicka ranks 8. Before him are Georg Rafael Donner (1693), Antun Augustinčić (1900), Magda Frank (1914), Matthias Braun (1684), Valie Export (1940), and Fritz Wotruba (1907). After him are Erwin Wurm (1954), Franz West (1947), and Hellmuth Marx (1915).

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