SCULPTOR

Fritz Wotruba

1907 - 1975

Fritz Wotruba

Fritz Wotruba (23 April 1907, Vienna, Austria – 28 August 1975, Vienna) was an Austrian sculptor of Czecho-Hungarian descent. He was considered one of the most notable sculptors of the 20th century in Austria. In his work, he increasingly dissolves figurative components in favor of geometrical abstraction with the shape of the cube as the basic form. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fritz Wotruba is the 200th most popular sculptor (up from 203rd in 2019), the 868th most popular biography from Austria (down from 821st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Austrian Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Fritz Wotruba ranks 200 out of 258. Before him are Louise Nevelson, Duane Hanson, W. J. Coffee, Ron Mueck, Kārlis Zāle, and Jacob Epstein. After him are Mona Hatoum, Audrey Munson, Andy Goldsworthy, Barry Flanagan, Alfred Hrdlicka, and Josef Václav Myslbek.

Most Popular Sculptors in Wikipedia

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Louise Nevelson
1899 - 1988
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 194
Duane Hanson
1925 - 1996
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 195
W. J. Coffee
1774 - 1846
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 196
Ron Mueck
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 197
Kārlis Zāle
1888 - 1942
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 198
Jacob Epstein
1880 - 1959
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 199
Fritz Wotruba
1907 - 1975
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 200
Mona Hatoum
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 201
Audrey Munson
1891 - 1996
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 202
Andy Goldsworthy
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 203
Barry Flanagan
1941 - 2009
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 204
Alfred Hrdlicka
1928 - 2009
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 205
Josef Václav Myslbek
1848 - 1922
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 206

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Fritz Wotruba ranks 273. Before him are Ramón Guzmán, Eugène Chaboud, Oscarino Costa Silva, Ahmet Adnan Saygun, Vicente Enrique y Tarancón, and Mirdza Ķempe. After him are Ángel Arocha, Clifford Curzon, Adelaide Lambert, Vitaliano Brancati, Jean Langlais, and Henk Badings. Among people deceased in 1975, Fritz Wotruba ranks 179. Before him are Minas Avetisyan, Max Gluckman, Georges Carpentier, Max Lorenz, Manuel Seoane, and Lajos Steiner. After him are Arthur Bliss, Moe Howard, Gösta Andersson, Sigmund Haringer, Javier Ambrois, and Gabriel Aresti.

Others Born in 1907

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Ramón Guzmán
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 267
Eugène Chaboud
RACING DRIVER
1907 - 1983
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 268
Oscarino Costa Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1990
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 269
Ahmet Adnan Saygun
COMPOSER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 270
Vicente Enrique y Tarancón
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1907 - 1994
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 271
Mirdza Ķempe
WRITER
1907 - 1974
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 272
Fritz Wotruba
SCULPTOR
1907 - 1975
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 273
Ángel Arocha
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1938
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 274
Clifford Curzon
MUSICIAN
1907 - 1982
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 275
Adelaide Lambert
SWIMMER
1907 - 1996
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 276
Vitaliano Brancati
WRITER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 277
Jean Langlais
COMPOSER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 278
Henk Badings
COMPOSER
1907 - 1987
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 279