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Austria at the International Exhibition 1900 Paris

Plaquette
1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Schwartz, Stafan (medallist)
Place of origin
Austria (made)

This medal is made by Stefan Schwartz to commemorate Austria's participation at the International Exhibition 1900 in Paris.

Schwartz was an Austrian sculptor and medallist. He studied drawing at Budapest from the age of 14. There he also started working in silverware. Back in Vienna he worked with bronze and silver manufacturers Dziedzinski & Hanusch and Klinkosch. He then studied at study at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna under the sculptor Otto König (1838–1920). In 1871 he founded his private studio in Vienna, but also continued teaching at the Kunstgewerbeschule where, in 1884, he was appointed a professor.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Portraits
Sculpture
Object type
Plaquette
TitleAustria at the International Exhibition 1900 Paris (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Plaquette, bronze, Austria at the International Exhibition 1900 Paris, by Stefan Schwartz, Austria, 1900
Physical description
Obverse: a Goddess distributing laurel wreaths greeted by a semi-nude man with a sledge hammer, a farmer is ploughing with two oxen in the background. Inscribed. Signed.
Reverse: the Austrian pavilion of the international exhibition in Paris in 1900. Inscribed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8cm
  • Width: 5.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'VIRIBUS UNITIS' [signed] 'ST. SCHWARTZ' (obverse)
  • 'ÖSTERREICH/AUF DER/WELTAUSSTELLUNG PARIS 1900 / ERINNERUNGSZEICHEN DES K.K. HANDELSMINISTERIUMS' (reverse)
Object history
Given in the name of Baurat Hartwig Fischel by his son Paul J Gordon-Fischel, Chessington, Surrey, in 1983.
Subjects depicted
Goddess
Farmer
Oxen
Summary
This medal is made by Stefan Schwartz to commemorate Austria's participation at the International Exhibition 1900 in Paris.

Schwartz was an Austrian sculptor and medallist. He studied drawing at Budapest from the age of 14. There he also started working in silverware. Back in Vienna he worked with bronze and silver manufacturers Dziedzinski & Hanusch and Klinkosch. He then studied at study at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna under the sculptor Otto König (1838–1920). In 1871 he founded his private studio in Vienna, but also continued teaching at the Kunstgewerbeschule where, in 1884, he was appointed a professor.
Bibliographic references
  • Forrer, L. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, V, London, p. 429
  • Kitlitschka, W., "Zur Funktion der historischen Medaille", in: Die Kunst des Historismus in Europe, Vol. I, Vienna 1996, p. 258, fig. 2
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.12-1983

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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