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Franz West

1947 - 2012

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Franz West (16 February 1947 – 25 July 2012) was an Austrian artist. He is best known for his unconventional objects and sculptures, installations and furniture work which often require an involvement of the audience. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz West is the 225th most popular sculptor (down from 218th in 2019), the 950th most popular biography from Austria (down from 919th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Austrian Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Franz West ranks 225 out of 258. Before him are El Anatsui, Edmonia Lewis, Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg, Antony Gormley, Stepan Erzia, and Anna Golubkina. After him are Léon Delagrange, Rosemarie Trockel, Hellmuth Marx, János Fadrusz, Francis Leggatt Chantrey, and Daniel Chester French.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Franz West ranks 615. Before him are K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Richard J. Evans, Timothy B. Schmit, André Heller, Laurent Pokou, and Randhir Kapoor. After him are Ada Kok, Peter Wilson, Theda Skocpol, Rustam Kazakov, Sony Lab'ou Tansi, and Peter Chen. Among people deceased in 2012, Franz West ranks 341. Before him are Pierre Adam, Chad Everett, Břetislav Pojar, Nevin Çokay, Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, and Homai Vyarawalla. After him are Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, Klaus Schütz, Jorge Illueca, Jacques Dupin, Gerry Anderson, and Brigitte Engerer.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Franz West ranks 950 out of 1,424. Before him are Felix Kaspar (1915), Carl Eduard Hellmayr (1878), Helena Kottler Vurnik (1882), André Heller (1947), Peter Blau (1918), and Josef Hassmann (1910). After him are Reinhard Furrer (1940), Luise Fleck (1873), Eva Pawlik (1927), Franz Antel (1913), Hellmuth Marx (1915), and Hans Pesser (1911).

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Among SCULPTORS In Austria

Among sculptors born in Austria, Franz West ranks 10. Before him are Magda Frank (1914), Matthias Braun (1684), Valie Export (1940), Fritz Wotruba (1907), Alfred Hrdlicka (1928), and Erwin Wurm (1954). After him are Hellmuth Marx (1915).

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