Fritz Wotruba Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Fritz Wotruba Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 12, 2025
FRITZ WOTRUBA: Ionesco, Eugène; Hommage à Fritz Wotruba.
Est: €240 -
FRITZ WOTRUBA 1907 - Wien - 1975 Ionesco, Eugène; Hommage à Fritz Wotruba. Mit 1 beigelegten Orig.-Radierung mit Aquatinta (Figurenkomposition) sowie lithographiertem handschriftlichem franz. Textes von Ionesco. St. Gallen, Erker Presse, 1975. 4°. Lose Bogen in OPp.-Umschlag. 10 nnSS. Antoniou R. 57. - Expl. 44/100. Im Impressum vom Autor signiert und numeriert. Radierung signiert und numeriert. Auf kräftigem chamoisfarbenen BFK Rives. 18,7 x 11,4 cm. An den Kanten minimal gebräunt. Umschlag stellenweise geringfügig gebleicht. [ms]
Winterberg-Kunst
Apr. 12, 2025
FRITZ WOTRUBA: Fünf Torsi und ein Kopf.
Est: €150 -
FRITZ WOTRUBA 1907 - Wien - 1975 Fünf Torsi und ein Kopf. Lithographie um 1970. Antoniou L 85. - Expl 83/150. Signiert. Auf Vélin. 42 x 39,8 cm. Unterrand mit schwachen Griffspuren. Obere Ecken mit leicht durchscheinenden Klebespuren. [bg]
Winterberg-Kunst
Apr. 12, 2025
FRITZ WOTRUBA: Kleine Sitzende.
Est: €2,000 -
FRITZ WOTRUBA 1907 - Wien - 1975 Kleine Sitzende. Bronze mit schwarzbrauner Patina 1952/53. Breicha 174/2. - Expl. „358“/1000 der Auflage bei Euro-Art, Wien, 1970. Mit dem Namenszug sowie auf der Innenseite mit der Gießadresse von „Venturi Arte“ bzw. Verlegeradresse von „Euro-Art“. Höhe : 20,5 cm. Breite: 20 cm. Tiefe: 13 cm. [bg]
Winterberg-Kunst
Apr. 09, 2025
Fritz Wotruba 1907-1975 Abstract Lithograph SIGNED
Est: $1 - $1,000
Fritz Wotruba (Austrian, 1907 - 1975) figural abstract litho on paper. Known for his modernist and cubist influences, Wotruba explores bold linear compositions and geometric abstraction in this piece that showcase expressive black and red accents. Pencil signed lower right with edition size number 3/38 lower left. Art presented in metallic rectangular frame. Work Size: 20 x 25.25 in. Dimensions: 27 X 32.25 X .75 in. Condition: Good overall condition having normal surface wear. NO glass. Storage wear to the edges and the corners of the frame. Note: This condition statement is provided as a courtesy and reflects an opinion, not a statement of fact. Bidders are encouraged to inspect items in person or through an agent to assess condition. Estate fresh to the market. Shipping: MiddleManBrokers Inc. offers in-house ground contiguous USA domestic shipping, for $85 plus insurance. Contact Roberto at Mr. Ship Pro for international buyers to arrange shipping. roberto@mrshippro.com. Purchaser pick up available upon request.
MiddleManBrokers
Apr. 08, 2025
FRITZ WOTRUBA (1907-1975) AND EUGÈGE I
Est: -
Fritz Wotruba (1907-1975) and Eugège Ionesco (1909-1994), ''Discours d'ouverture du Festival de Salzbourg 1972'', with 6 original etchings by Fritz Wotruba as well as an enclosed record and 1 portrait photograph of Wotruba. St. Gallen, Erker Presse, 1974. original cloth in original cloth slipcase One of 170 (GA 200) numbered copies, each accompanied by a record discussed by Eugène Ionesco. Printed note signed by Ionesco and Wotruba. - The handwritten lithographed text by Eugène Ionesco was printed in the workshops of Erker-Presse St. Gallen. The etchings were printed by Manfred Maly, Vienna. The bookbinding work was carried out by Hermann Osterwalder, St. Gallen. - The portrait photograph has a copyright stamp by Johann Klinger, Vienna, on the verso. 50.5 x 37 cm
Historia Auctionata
Apr. 02, 2025
Fritz Wotruba ( 1907-1975)
Est: €300 - €600
Fritz Wotruba ( 1907-1975), Design for sculpture with dedication , signed and dated 1972 . Dry point on paper. 29 x 21 cm The hammer price will go directly to the social help of the Caritas of Vienna, Provenance; estate found Erzdiozese Wien.
Deutsch Auktionen
Mar. 22, 2025
Fritz Wotruba
Est: €150 - €250
Fritz Wotruba 1907 Wien - 1976 Wien - "Fünf Torsi und ein Kopf" - Lithografie/Papier. 95/150. 42,5 x 40 cm, 64,9 x 50,5 cm. Sign. r. u.: F. Wotruba. Das Blatt liegt lose. Minim. wasserfleckig r. u. Wotruba gilt als der bekannteste österreichische Bildhauer des 20. Jhs. 1926- 28 studiert er an der Kunstgewerbeschule in Wien. 1945 wird Wotruba Professor an der Akademie der bildenden Künste in Wien. Er nimmt 1959, 1964 und 1977 an der documenta teil und vertrat Österreich 1952 auf der Biennale in Venedig. Neben der Bildhauerei entstand auch ein grafisches Werk, Arbeiten für den öffentlich Raum und das Theater.
Das Kunst- und Auktionshaus Kastern GmbH & Co KG
Mar. 18, 2025
Fritz Wotruba - Olympics 1976 - 1976 Lithograph 42" x 25"
Est: $75 - $125
"Olympics 1976" by Fritz Wotruba, 1976 Unsigned Lithograph. Paper size is 42 x 25 inches, with an image size of 29.75 x 23.75 inches. The Lithograph is from an unknown edition size. and is not framed. The condition was rated A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling. Additional details: Poster created for the Olympics in 1976. Published by Kennedy Graphics.
DUMBO Auctions
Mar. 09, 2025
FRITZ WOTRUBA (1907 Wien - 1975 ebenda)
Est: -
Radierung auf Vellum, "Omaggio a Michelangelo" (1975), am unteren Rand von der Witwe des Künstlers (Lucy Wotruba) signiert "Für Fritz Wotruba", Ex. 124/200, Druckmaß ca. 35x49,5cm, ungerahmt, Papier partiell gebräunt
Auktionshaus Rotherbaum OHG
Feb. 22, 2025
FRITZ WOTRUBA, FIGURE STUDIES FROM THE OMAGGIO A MICHELANGELO PORTFOLIO, OFFSET LITHOGRAPH
Est: $150 - $200
Artist: Fritz Wotruba, Austrian (1907 - 1975) Title: Figure Studies from the Omaggio a Michelangelo Portfolio Year: 1975 Medium: Offset Lithograph, signature in the printing Image Size: 9 x 13 inches Size: 10.5 x 15 in. (26.67 x 38.1 cm)
RoGallery
Feb. 11, 2025
FRITZ WOTRUBA (AUSTRIA, 1907-1975) LITHOGRAPH
Est: $50 - $10,000
Abstract colored lithograph. Hand signed and editioned 28/250 lower margin. Dimensions: (Frame) H 28" x W 31.5" (Sight) H 19.5" x W 22.5" Condition: Some age toning. Marks to frame.
Westport Auction
Jan. 17, 2025
Work on paper, Fritz Wotruba
Est: $800 - $1,200
Fritz Wotruba (Austrian, 1907-1975), Untitled (Three Figures), 1953, ink on paper, pencil signed and dated lower right, sheet: 10.75"h x 8.25"w, overall (with frame): 21.75"h x 17.25"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.
Clars Auctions
Jan. 03, 2025
FRITZ WOTRUBA (1907-1975)
Est: $100 - $300
Two Figures Lithograph 6/30. 24 x 20 inches Artist Background: Fritz Wotruba was an Austrian sculptor of Czecho-Hungarian descent. He was considered one of the most notable sculptors ofthe 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. Condition: Creases, toning
John McInnis Auctioneers
Dec. 05, 2024
FRITZ WOTRUBA: THREE TORSOS
Est: €250 - €500
Fritz Wotruba Three Torsos 1970 etching, aquatint on copperplate printing paper with deckle edge; unframed 32.5 x 24.6 cm (plate) 43.7 x 34.6 cm (sheet) signed on the lower right: F Wotruba unnumbered copy in addition to an edition of 200 numbered copies print: Werkstatt der Schroll-Presse, Christoph Donin, Vienna; publisher: Edition Tusch, Vienna supplement for the special edition of the publication of the exhibition ‘Fünfzig Jahre Galerie Würthle - fünfzig Jahre moderne Kunst in Wien’, Galerie Würthle, Vienna, October/November 1970; in a portfolio with textual works from Otto Breicha, Kurt Moldovan, Viktor Fogarassy, Fritz Wotruba and Albert Paris Gütersloh from the estate of Franz Hagenauer; private property, Vienna Renata Antoniou, Fritz Wotruba. Das druckgrafische Werk 1950-1975, Vienna/Cologne/Weimar 2003, cat.-no. R. 19, ill. p. 341.
Im Kinsky
Dec. 05, 2024
FRITZ WOTRUBA: STUDIES
Est: €100 - €200
Fritz Wotruba Studies 1973 lithograph; framed 35 x 50 cm (cut-out) monogrammed and dated on the lower left of the plate: F. W. 1973 signed on the lower right: F. Wotruba from the estae of Franz Hagenauer; private property, Vienna
Im Kinsky
Nov. 28, 2024
Fritz Wotruba ”Kleiner Gehender”
Est: €40,000 - €60,000
”Kleiner Gehender” On the rear short side of the plinth with the foundry mark: GUSS A. ZÖTTL WIEN
Grisebach
Nov. 19, 2024
Fritz Wotruba *
Est: €6,000 - €10,000
(Vienna 1907–1975) Small reclining sculpture, 1934, design for the tomb of Selma von Halban-Kurz, signed Wotruba, numbered 4/5, bronze with brown patina, height 20.5 x 36 x 14 cm Jürg Janett, Fritz Wotruba, Werkverzeichnis Skulpturen, Reliefs, Bühnen - und Architekturmodelle, Erker Verlag St. Gallen, p. 149/62 Provenance: Private Collection, Austria
Dorotheum
Nov. 19, 2024
Fritz Wotruba *
Est: €2,000 - €3,500
(Vienna 1907–1975) Standing female figure, beginning of the 1930s, signed F. Wotruba, pencil, watercolour on paper, 29 x 20.5 cm, in the upper corners adhesives from the old mounting is showing trough Provenance: Private Collection, Austria
Dorotheum
Nov. 19, 2024
Fritz Wotruba *
Est: €2,000 - €3,500
(Vienna 1907–1975) Standing female figure, beginning of the 1930s, signed F. Wotruba, pencil, watercolour on paper, 20.5 x 29.5 cm Provenance: Private Collection, Austria
Dorotheum
Nov. 16, 2024
Wotruba, Fritz. Kleine sitzende Figur. Bronze, dunkelbraun patiniert. Signiert und nummeriert
Est: €800 - €1,200
Wotruba, Fritz. Kleine sitzende Figur. Bronze, dunkelbraun patiniert. Signiert und nummeriert unten: "F. WOTRUBA 374. Auf der Innenseite mit Gießerstempel "O. ART Venturini". 1952/1953. Maße: 21 x 18 x 13 cm. Breicha 174. - Eins von 1000 nummerierten Exemplaren. - Sehr gut erhalten. - Provenienz: Privatsammlung Berlin.
Nosbüsch & Stucke GmbH
Nov. 11, 2024
WOTRUBA FRITZ
Est: €1,000 - €1,100
FRITZ WOTRUBA (1907-1975) FRITZ WOTRUBA Nudo seduto 1945 inchiostro su carta cm 30x21 firmato e datato in basso a destra autentica dell'artista su foto provenienza: Asta Finarte 1988 Nudo seduto 1945 ink on paper 11 81x8 26 in signed and dated lower right photo certificate by the artist provenance: Asta Finarte 1988
Aste Boetto SRL
Oct. 19, 2024
FRITZ WOTRUBA : Ionesco, Eugène; Hommage à Fritz Wotruba.
Est: €200 - €300
FRITZ WOTRUBA 1907 - Wien - 1975 Ionesco, Eugène; Hommage à Fritz Wotruba. Mit 1 beigelegten Orig.-Radierung mit Aquatinta (Figurenkomposition) sowie lithographiertem handschriftlichem franz. Textes von Ionesco. St. Gallen, Erker Presse, 1975. 4°. Lose Bogen in OPp.-Umschlag. 10 nnSS. Antoniou R. 57. - Expl. 44/100. Im Impressum vom Autor signiert und numeriert. Radierung signiert und numeriert. Auf kräftigem chamoisfarbenen BFK Rives. 18,7 x 11,4 cm. An den Kanten minimal gebräunt. Umschlag stellenweise geringfügig gebleicht. [ms]
Winterberg-Kunst
Oct. 19, 2024
FRITZ WOTRUBA : Fünf Torsi und ein Kopf.
Est: €120 - €180
FRITZ WOTRUBA 1907 - Wien - 1975 Fünf Torsi und ein Kopf. Lithographie um 1970. Antoniou L 85. - Expl 83/150. Signiert. Auf Vélin. 42 x 39,8 cm. Unterrand mit schwachen Griffspuren. Obere Ecken mit leicht durchscheinenden Klebespuren. [bg]
Winterberg-Kunst
Oct. 16, 2024
FRITZ WOTRUBA, UNTITLED FROM HOMAGE TO PICASSO, LITHOGRAPH
Est: $550 - $850
Artist: Fritz Wotruba, Austrian (1907 - 1975) Title: Untitled from Homage to Picasso Year: 1973 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 52/90 Image Size: 15 x 17 inches Size: 22.5 x 30 in. (57.15 x 76.2 cm)
RoGallery
Oct. 12, 2024
Fritz Wotruba - Kleine Sitzende, 1952/53
Est: -
FRITZ WOTRUBA (1907 Wien - 1975 ebenda) Kleine Sitzende, 1952/53 Bronze hohl gegossen, 21 x 18 x 12 cm, Exemplar 362/1000, signiert und nummeriert, Edition Art Venturi Arte. WVZ (Breicha/Janett): 174/2 Provenienz: Privatbesitz Sachsen Der vielfach ausgezeichnete Bildhauer Fritz Wotruba ist einer der wichtigsten Protagonisten der österreichischen Bildenden Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts. Ab 1926 studierte er Bildhauerei an der Kunstgewerbeschule des Österreichischen Museums für Kunst und Industrie in Wien. Die Jahre während des Zweiten Weltkriegs verbrachte er im Exil in der Schweiz, kehrte anschließend jedoch in seine Heimatstadt zurück und leitete die Meisterklasse für Bildhauerei an der Akademie der bildenden Künste. Er verbrachte viele Jahre mit dem kulturellen Wiederaufbau Wiens, der Förderung einer aufgeklärten Kulturpolitik und der Vermittlung der in Vergessenheit geratenen Wiener Kunst der Jahrhundertwende. Anfangs noch beeinflusst von Egon Schiele, Anton Hanak, Gustav Klimt und Oskar Kokoschka, auch von Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Auguste Rodin und Aristide Maillol, entwickelte Wotruba sich vor allem ab der Zeit kurz nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg eigenständig zur anatomisch freien Form hin. Einfachheit und Harmonie waren ihm seit jeher wichtiger als die in Wien vorherrschende Opulenz. Abstrakte blockartige Strukturen, wie wir sie auch in der vorliegenden Arbeit sehen, sind für diese Zeit charakteristisch und in Wotrubas Werk nachhaltig bedeutend. Erste Skulpturen in diesem Stil schuf er kurz nach seiner Rückkehr aus dem Exil. Seine Körper verloren zu dieser Zeit fast gänzlich ihre menschliche Statur und entwickelten sich hin zu beinahe architektonischen Landschaften. Dabei war nicht das Detail entscheidend, vielmehr ging es ihm um den Gesamteindruck des Werks. Ab den frühen 50er Jahren trieb er die architektonische Zerlegung der menschlichen Gestalt auf die Spitze: Wie wir in dieser Arbeit von 1952/53 sehen können, sind die Figuren streng architektonisch konzipiert, blockartig in ihre Grundstrukturen zerlegt und lassen gerade darin den Rhythmus der Formen zum Protagonisten werden. Dabei bleibt Wotruba der Darstellung des Menschen sein ganzes Schaffen hindurch verpflichtet. Die Formensprache wird reduziert, das Inhaltliche und Formale objektiviert. So kreiert Wotruba ein für ihn gültiges Menschenbild, zusammengesetzt aus kubistischen Formen.
Kunstauktionshaus Leipzig
Sep. 25, 2024
Wotruba, Fritz
Est: €800 - €1,200
Wotruba, Fritz Wien, 1907 - 1975 14,5 x 10,5 x 8,5 cm "Kopf", 1958. Bronze, dark patina. Signed and numbered XLV. Breicha/Janett, 212. Private collection, Baden-Württemberg. Wotruba, Fritz Wien, 1907 - 1975 14,5 x 10,5 x 8,5 cm "Kopf", 1958. Bronze, dunkel patiniert. Im Guss seitlich signiert und nummeriert XLV. Breicha/Janett, 212. Privatsammlung, Baden-Württemberg.
Nagel Auction
Aug. 31, 2024
Prof. Fritz Wotruba, Figuren und Köpfe
Est: -
Prof. Fritz Wotruba, Figuren und Köpfe Komposition aus schreitenden Figuren und Kopfstudien, Radierung, um 1970, unter der Darstellung in Blei rechts signiert "F. Wotruba" und links nummeriert "27/135", in der Platte monogrammiert "F. W.", im rahmenlosen Bilderträger (Scheibe mit Sprung), Darstellungsmaße ca. 27 x 24,5 cm, Blattmaße ca. 30 x 28 cm. Künstlerinfo: österr. Bildhauer und Graphiker (1907 Wien bis 1975 Wien), 1921-25 Lehre als Stanzengraveur, 1926 Besuch von Abend-Aktkursen an der Kunstgewerbeschule des Österreichischen Museums für Kunst und Industrie, 1928-29 Schüler von Eugen Steinhof, ab 1929 freischaffend als Künstler tätig, 1930-33 Teilnahme an mehreren Ausstellungen, ab 1932 Mitglied der Wiener Sezession und Teilnahme an der Biennale in Venedig, 1933 kurzzeitige Emigration nach Zürich, 1936 Austritt aus der Wiener Sezession, 1939-1945 wiederholte Emigration in die Schweiz, Rückkehr nach und Berufung als Professor an die Akademie der bildenden Künste, 1947 während einer Reise Kontakt zu Ossip Zadkine, Henri Laurens und Alberto Giacometti, Bühnengestaltung und Kostüme Igor Strawinskys Stück „Die Geschichte vom Soldaten“, 1948 Einzelausstellung im Musée National d´Art Moderne in Paris, 1953 Ernennung zum Mitglied des Österreichischen Werkbundes, Teilnahme an der IV. Biennale in Sao Paulo, 1964 Teilnahme an der documenta II in Kassel, Entwurf und Realisierung einer Kirche in Wien-Mauer (heute bekannt als Wotrubakirche), 1971 Verleihung des Österreichischen Ehrenkreuzes für Wissenschaft und Kunst, Quelle: u. a. Wikipedia. Prof. Fritz Wotruba, Figuren und Köpfe Composition of striding figures and head studies, etching, around 1970, signed "F. Wotruba" in pencil below the depiction on the right and numbered "27/135" on the left, monogrammed "F. W." in the plate, in a frameless picture support (disc with crack), depiction dimensions approx. 27 x 24.5 cm, sheet dimensions approx. 30 x 28 cm. Artist info: Austrian sculptor and graphic artist. Sculptor and graphic artist (1907 Vienna - 1975 Vienna), 1921-25 apprenticeship as a punch engraver, 1926 attended evening nude courses at the Kunstgewerbeschule des Österreichischen Museums für Kunst und Industrie, 1928-29 pupil of Eugen Steinhof, from 1929 freelance artist, 1930-33 participated in several exhibitions, from 1932 member of the Vienna Secession and participation in the Venice Biennale, 1933 brief emigration to Zurich, 1936 resigned from the Vienna Secession, 1939-1945 repeated emigration to Switzerland, return to and appointment as professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, 1947 contact with Ossip Zadkine, Henri Laurens and Alberto Giacometti during a trip, stage design and costumes for Igor Stravinsky's play "The Soldier's Tale", 1948 solo exhibition at the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris, 1953 appointment as member of the Austrian Werkbund, participation in the IV. Biennale in Sao Paulo, 1964 participation in documenta II in Kassel, design and realisation of a church in Vienna-Mauer (today known as the Wotruba Church), 1971 awarded the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, source: e.g. Wikipedia.
Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH
Jul. 24, 2024
Fritz Wotruba (Vienna 1907-1975) - Untitled, 1971
Est: €150 - €200
litograph, es. 74/75 cm 45,5 x 62,5 around Signature in pencil lower right Blind stamp lower left of the publisher 2RC, Rome Blind stamp lower left: i aiap a
Finarte
May. 31, 2024
Fritz Wotruba 1907 – Vienna – 1975 - ”Figur” (design 2). 1963
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
Fritz Wotruba 1907 – Vienna – 1975 ”Figur” (design 2). 1963 Bronze with black-brown patina 13 × 14 1/8 × 7 7/8 in. On the short side of the plinth with the stamped signature: WOTRUBA
Grisebach
May. 28, 2024
FRITZ WOTRUBA* (Vienna 1907 - 1975 Vienna)
Est: €60 - €100
FRITZ WOTRUBA* (Vienna 1907 - 1975 Vienna) Studies, 1973 lithography/paper, 48,2 x 64,2 cm Signature stamp Fritz Wotruba, monogrammed and dated in plate F.W. 1973 ESTIMATE °€ 60 - 100 STARTING PRICE °€ 60 The sculptor Fritz Wotruba is considered one of the most important Austrian sculptors of the 20th century. In his work he increasingly dissolves figuration in favor of geometric abstraction. In 1926, the trained die engraver attended an evening nude course at the School of Applied Arts at the Austrian Museum of Art and Industry in Vienna and was accepted into Anton Hanak's sculpture class. There he met his future wife Marian Fleck, who was to give up her own artistic career in favor of her husband. Wotruba later attended Eugen Steinhof's class. Your “torso” was shown at the Secession in 1930. Wotruba did not attach great importance to the details; for him, the overall appearance was more important. His human depictions were significantly stretched, taking Egon Schiele and Anton Hanak as role models. Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka can still be felt in his graphic oeuvre and in his early torsos. In opposition to Viennese opulence, Wotruba found his own formal language. In addition to Wilhelm Lehmbruck and Anton Hanak, Georg Minne and his group of figures “Fraternité” were an important influence. Auguste Rodon and Aristide Maillol provided further aesthetic inspiration. He took part in the Biennale di Venezia and had solo exhibitions at the Würthle Gallery and the Folkwang Museum in Essen. In 1930 Wotruba became the youngest member of the “Kunstschau”. During Austrofascism, Wotruba went to Zurich, but was brought back by Carl Moll to work on Hanak's monument to Gustav Mahler, which was never completed. Josef Hoffmann was another supporter of Wotruba. In the 1930s, Wotruba got to know a number of intellectuals, visual artists and writers: Elias Canetti, Hermann Broch, Franz Theodor Csokor, Hans Erich apostle, Herbert Boeckl, Josef Dobrowsky, Georg Merkel, Carry Hauser, Alban Berg, Robert Musik and Franz Ullmann. Alma Mahler's daughter Anna took private lessons with Wotruba. In exile in Switzerland from 1939 to 1945, Wotruba was able to remain artistically active thanks to the protection of Hermann Haller, Philipp Etter, Manuel Gasser and Robert Lejeune. The collector Georg Reinhardt supported him financially and with orders. After the war, on Herbert Boeckl's initiative, Wotruba took over the master class for sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts. Wotruba's students include Alfred Hrdlacek, Alois Heidel and Eduard Robitschko. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13%, for photographs 20%, is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
Widder Auctions
May. 28, 2024
FRITZ WOTRUBA* (Vienna 1907 - 1975 Vienna)
Est: €150 - €250
FRITZ WOTRUBA* (Vienna 1907 - 1975 Vienna) Standing nudes etching/paper, 28 x 37,8 cm signed F Wotruba, numbered 3/90 ESTIMATE € 150 - 250 STARTING PRICE € 150 The sculptor Fritz Wotruba is considered one of the most important Austrian sculptors of the 20th century. In his work he increasingly dissolves figuration in favor of geometric abstraction. In 1926, the trained die engraver attended an evening nude course at the School of Applied Arts at the Austrian Museum of Art and Industry in Vienna and was accepted into Anton Hanak's sculpture class. There he met his future wife Marian Fleck, who was to give up her own artistic career in favor of her husband. Wotruba later attended Eugen Steinhof's class. Your “torso” was shown at the Secession in 1930. Wotruba did not attach great importance to the details; for him, the overall appearance was more important. His human depictions were significantly stretched, taking Egon Schiele and Anton Hanak as role models. Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka can still be felt in his graphic oeuvre and in his early torsos. In opposition to Viennese opulence, Wotruba found his own formal language. In addition to Wilhelm Lehmbruck and Anton Hanak, Georg Minne and his group of figures “Fraternité” were an important influence. Auguste Rodon and Aristide Maillol provided further aesthetic inspiration. He took part in the Biennale di Venezia and had solo exhibitions at the Würthle Gallery and the Folkwang Museum in Essen. In 1930 Wotruba became the youngest member of the “Kunstschau”. During Austrofascism, Wotruba went to Zurich, but was brought back by Carl Moll to work on Hanak's monument to Gustav Mahler, which was never completed. Josef Hoffmann was another supporter of Wotruba. In the 1930s, Wotruba got to know a number of intellectuals, visual artists and writers: Elias Canetti, Hermann Broch, Franz Theodor Csokor, Hans Erich apostle, Herbert Boeckl, Josef Dobrowsky, Georg Merkel, Carry Hauser, Alban Berg, Robert Musik and Franz Ullmann. Alma Mahler's daughter Anna took private lessons with Wotruba. In exile in Switzerland from 1939 to 1945, Wotruba was able to remain artistically active thanks to the protection of Hermann Haller, Philipp Etter, Manuel Gasser and Robert Lejeune. The collector Georg Reinhardt supported him financially and with orders. After the war, on Herbert Boeckl's initiative, Wotruba took over the master class for sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts. Wotruba's students include Alfred Hrdlacek, Alois Heidel and Eduard Robitschko. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13%, for photographs 20%, is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
Widder Auctions
May. 25, 2024
Fritz Wotruba (1907 Wien - 1975 ebenda)
Est: €1,000 -
Fritz Wotruba (1907 Wien - 1975 ebenda) 'Kleine sitzende Figur', Bronze, dunkelbraun patiniert, 1952/53, 20,5 cm x 18 cm x 12 cm Objektmaß, im Guss signiert, 389 nummeriert, im Inneren 'Euro Art Venturi Arte' eingeritzt, Herausgegeben von Euro Art, Wien 1970, aus einer Auflage von 1000 Exemplaren, Literatur: Wvz. Breicha 174/2 English Translation Fritz Wotruba (1907 Vienna - 1975 ibid.) 'Small seated figure', bronze, dark brown patinated, 1952/53, 20.5 cm x 18 cm x 12 cm object dimensions, signed in the cast, numbered 389, 'Euro Art Venturi Arte' incised inside, published by Euro Art, Vienna 1970, from an edition of 1000 examples, literature: Cat. rais. Breicha 174/2
Wettmann
May. 25, 2024
Prof. Fritz Wotruba, Figuren und Köpfe
Est: -
Prof. Fritz Wotruba, Figuren und Köpfe Komposition aus schreitenden Figuren und Kopfstudien, Radierung, um 1970, unter der Darstellung in Blei rechts signiert "F. Wotruba" und links nummeriert "27/135", in der Platte monogrammiert "F. W.", im rahmenlosen Bilderträger (Scheibe mit Sprung), Darstellungsmaße ca. 27 x 24,5 cm, Blattmaße ca. 30 x 28 cm. Künstlerinfo: österr. Bildhauer und Graphiker (1907 Wien bis 1975 Wien), 1921–25 Lehre als Stanzengraveur, 1926 Besuch von Abend-Aktkursen an der Kunstgewerbeschule des Österreichischen Museums für Kunst und Industrie, 1928–29 Schüler von Eugen Steinhof, ab 1929 freischaffend als Künstler tätig, 1930–33 Teilnahme an mehreren Ausstellungen, ab 1932 Mitglied der Wiener Sezession und Teilnahme an der Biennale in Venedig, 1933 kurzzeitige Emigration nach Zürich, 1936 Austritt aus der Wiener Sezession, 1939–1945 wiederholte Emigration in die Schweiz, Rückkehr nach und Berufung als Professor an die Akademie der bildenden Künste, 1947 während einer Reise Kontakt zu Ossip Zadkine, Henri Laurens und Alberto Giacometti, Bühnengestaltung und Kostüme Igor Strawinskys Stück „Die Geschichte vom Soldaten“, 1948 Einzelausstellung im Musée National d´Art Moderne in Paris, 1953 Ernennung zum Mitglied des Österreichischen Werkbundes, Teilnahme an der IV. Biennale in Sao Paulo, 1964 Teilnahme an der documenta II in Kassel, Entwurf und Realisierung einer Kirche in Wien-Mauer (heute bekannt als Wotrubakirche), 1971 Verleihung des Österreichischen Ehrenkreuzes für Wissenschaft und Kunst, Quelle: u. a. Wikipedia. Prof. Fritz Wotruba, Figuren und Köpfe Composition of striding figures and head studies, etching, around 1970, signed "F. Wotruba" in pencil below the depiction on the right and numbered "27/135" on the left, monogrammed "F. W." in the plate, in a frameless picture support (disc with crack), depiction dimensions approx. 27 x 24.5 cm, sheet dimensions approx. 30 x 28 cm. Artist info: Austrian sculptor and graphic artist. Sculptor and graphic artist (1907 Vienna - 1975 Vienna), 1921-25 apprenticeship as a punch engraver, 1926 attended evening nude courses at the Kunstgewerbeschule des Österreichischen Museums für Kunst und Industrie, 1928-29 pupil of Eugen Steinhof, from 1929 freelance artist, 1930-33 participated in several exhibitions, from 1932 member of the Vienna Secession and participation in the Venice Biennale, 1933 brief emigration to Zurich, 1936 resigned from the Vienna Secession, 1939-1945 repeated emigration to Switzerland, return to and appointment as professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, 1947 contact with Ossip Zadkine, Henri Laurens and Alberto Giacometti during a trip, stage design and costumes for Igor Stravinsky's play "The Soldier's Tale", 1948 solo exhibition at the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris, 1953 appointment as member of the Austrian Werkbund, participation in the IV. Biennale in Sao Paulo, 1964 participation in documenta II in Kassel, design and realisation of a church in Vienna-Mauer (today known as the Wotruba Church), 1971 awarded the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, source: e.g. Wikipedia.
Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH
May. 08, 2024
Fritz Wotruba, Vienna 1907 - 1975 Vienna, follower, Walker
Est: €1,000 - €2,000
Fritz Wotruba Vienna 1907 - 1975 Vienna, follower Walker Cast bronze, green-brown patina Figure Height 42 cm & length 31 cm Total height 45 cm & total length 34.5 cm Signed & numbered in the plinth 3/12 On a black granite base Probably posthumous casting
Tiberius Auctions
May. 07, 2024
Fritz Wotruba - Olympics 1976 - 1976 Lithograph 42" x 25"
Est: $75 - $90
"Olympics 1976" by Fritz Wotruba, 1976 Unsigned Lithograph. Paper size is 42 x 25 inches, with an image size of 29.75 x 23.75 inches. The Lithograph is from an unknown edition size. and is not framed. The condition was rated A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling. Additional details: Poster created for the Olympics in 1976. Published by Kennedy Graphics.
DUMBO Auctions
May. 07, 2024
Fritz Wotruba, Vienna 1907 - 1975 Vienna, Sculpture studies
Est: €400 - €600
Fritz Wotruba Vienna 1907 - 1975 Vienna Sculpture studies Lithograph on paper Sheet 47 x 63 cm, with frame 51.4 x 67 cm Monogrammed & dated 1973 in reverse in the plate lower left Signed in the print lower right
Tiberius Auctions
May. 03, 2024
Wotruba, Fritz
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Wotruba, Fritz 1907 Wien - 1975 Wien Kopf. Bronze. Signiert. Gießerstempel: Venturi Arte Bologna. Nummeriert: 153. H 14 cm.
Dusseldorfer Auktionshaus
Apr. 27, 2024
Fritz Wotruba, Figuren. Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Wien, Propyläen Verlag, 1973.
Est: €600 -
Fritz Wotruba (1907 Wien 1975) Figuren. Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Wien, Propyläen Verlag, 1973. Drei Blatt aquarellierte Lithographien auf BFK Rives Bütten, jeweils unter Passepartout, sowie ein Textblatt auf Karton. In Original-Halbleinenmappe. 48,5 x 65 cm. Die Lithographien jeweils signiert u. nummeriert "73/90" sowie mit der Blattfolge bezeichnet. Die Aquarellierung erfolgte in den Farben Blau, Olivgrün und Beige.
Dr. Irene Lehr Kunstauktionen GmbH
Apr. 23, 2024
Fritz Wotruba (1907-1975) - Ödipus Iocaste
Est: €800 - €1,200
Fritz Wotruba (1907-1975) Ödipus Iocaste, signed 'WOTRUBA' (lower right), and inscribed with title (lower left and lower centre), watercolour and ink on paper, 40x30 cm (67x56 cm incl. frame) Provenance: Anon. sale, Christie's, Amsterdam, 1 June 1995, lot 472c, thence by descent to the present owner,
Venduehuis der Notarissen
Mar. 10, 2024
FRITZ WOTRUBA - LA POSE
Est: CHF250 - CHF300
This description has been translated automatically: Fritz WOTRUBA (1907-1975) The pose Original lithograph (Atelier Erker) Signed in pencil Numbered /200 On Vellum 38 x 28 cm Excellent condition We can provide shipping quote and service under demand ORIGINAL CONTENT : Fritz WOTRUBA (1907-1975) La Pose Lithographie originale (Atelier Erker) Signée au crayon Numérotée /200 Sur Vélin 38 x 28 cm Excellent état Sur simple demande, nous pouvons fournir un devis d'expédition et vous envoyer vos acquisitions de façon sécurisée.
TGP Auction
Feb. 10, 2024
AUSTRIAN MAN BRONZE SCULPTURE BY FRITZ WOTRUBA
Est: $100 - $150
Fritz Wotruba, Austrian, 1907 to 1975, patinated bronze sculpture, Walking Man, 1958. Signed, Fritz Wotruba bad dated, on a base. Mounted on a rectangular shaped stand. Fritz Wotruba was born in Vienna on 23 April 1907 and trained initially as a die engraver. Between 1926 and 1929 he studied sculpture under Anton Hanak and Eugen Steinhof at the Vienna School for the Decorative and Applied Arts. Wotruba began to work in stone, producing his first limestone torso of a man in 1928. In 1945 Wotruba returned to Vienna, where he was given a post at the Vienna Art Academy on Boeckls recommendation. There Fritz Wotruba taught a master class in sculpture for the rest of his life. Wotrubas Large Standing Man marks his emancipation from anatomical configuration; thenceforward structural and tectonic considerations would govern his work. Antique and Vintage European Cast Bronze Sculptures, Figures, Figurines, Statues, Home Decor, and Collectibles.
Antique Arena Inc
Jan. 23, 2024
Fritz Wotruba - Olympics 1976 - 1976 Lithograph 42" x 25"
Est: $125 - $175
"Olympics 1976" by Fritz Wotruba, 1976 Unsigned Lithograph. Paper size is 42 x 25 inches, with an image size of 29.75 x 23.75 inches. The Lithograph is from an unknown edition size. and is not framed. The condition was rated A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling. Additional details: Poster created for the Olympics in 1976. Published by Kennedy Graphics.
DUMBO Auctions
Jan. 13, 2024
AUSTRIAN MAN BRONZE SCULPTURE BY FRITZ WOTRUBA
Est: $100 - $150
Fritz Wotruba, Austrian, 1907 to 1975, patinated bronze sculpture, Walking Man, 1958. Signed, Fritz Wotruba bad dated, on a base. Mounted on a rectangular shaped stand. Fritz Wotruba was born in Vienna on 23 April 1907 and trained initially as a die engraver. Between 1926 and 1929 he studied sculpture under Anton Hanak and Eugen Steinhof at the Vienna School for the Decorative and Applied Arts. Wotruba began to work in stone, producing his first limestone torso of a man in 1928. In 1945 Wotruba returned to Vienna, where he was given a post at the Vienna Art Academy on Boeckls recommendation. There Fritz Wotruba taught a master class in sculpture for the rest of his life. Wotrubas Large Standing Man marks his emancipation from anatomical configuration; thenceforward structural and tectonic considerations would govern his work. Antique and Vintage European Cast Bronze Sculptures, Figures, Figurines, Statues, Home Decor, and Collectibles.
Antique Arena Inc
Dec. 12, 2023
WOTRUBA Fritz - Bâtiment
Est: CHF200 - CHF300
This description has been translated automatically : Fritz WOTRUBA (1907-1975) Building Original lithograph (Atelier Erker) Signed in pencil Numbered /200 On Vellum 38 x 28 cm Excellent condition We can provide shipping quote and service under demand ORIGINAL CONTENT : Fritz WOTRUBA (1907-1975) Bâtiment Lithographie originale (Atelier Erker) Signée au crayon Numérotée /200 Sur Vélin 38 x 28 cm Excellent état Sur simple demande, nous pouvons fournir un devis d'expédition et vous envoyer vos acquisitions de façon sécurisée.
TGP Auction
Dec. 03, 2023
FRITZ WOTRUBA Bronzefigur "Sitzende" (1952/1972)
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FRITZ WOTRUBA Bronzefigur "Sitzende" (1952/1972) dunkel patiniert, seitlich signiert "Wotruba" und undeutlich nummeriert "VI sowie "452", ca. 21x19x13cm, partiell leicht berieben
Auktionshaus Rotherbaum OHG
Dec. 01, 2023
Fritz Wotruba
Est: €120 - €240
(1907 Wien - 1985 ebenda) Ohne Titel Lithographie/Arches-Velin (Wasserzeichen), 1973. R. u. sign. sowie im Stein monogr.; L. u. nummeriert 29/90. Aus der Mappe "Hommage à Picasso", Vol. 2, herausgegeben vom Propyläen Verlag, Berlin, und der Pantheon Presse, Rom. Darstellung ca. 37 cm x 44,5 cm. Blatt 56,5 cm x 77 cm. Lithograph on wove paper by Arches, 1973. Signed and numbered 29/90. From the portfolio "Hommage à Picasso", Vol. 2, co-published by Propyläen-Verlag, Berlin, and Pantheon Press, Rome.
Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden
Nov. 27, 2023
FRITZ WOTRUBA: FIGURE I
Est: €25,000 - €50,000
Fritz Wotruba Figure I 1961 bronze h. 39.5 cm, w. 14.5 cm, d. 15 cm signed: WOTRUBA (punched) numbered: EA III/VII (on the plinth) posthumous casting Erker-Galerie, St. Gallen; since 1984 private property, Schweiz With his abstract interpretation of the human figure, the sculptor Fritz Wotruba is one of the most important Austrian artistic figures of the 20th century. After an initial classical orientation, the sculptor, who was born in Vienna in 1907, found an independent language of form that combined cubist and geometric-abstract tendencies into a homogeneous synthesis. Wotruba not only occupied a central position within Austrian modernism, but also became a role model for an entire generation of artists after 1945, including Marc Adrian, Joannis Avramidis, Alfred Hrdlicka and Andreas Urteil. This bronze sculpture with the short title "Figur I" (1961) not only impressively reflects Wotruba's experimental approach to art, but also marks him out as a great innovator of modern sculpture. He thereby uses a radical language of form that builds the standing figure vertically from cubic elements and abstracts it to the maximum. Wotruba’s intense striving for reduction and abstraction, simplicity and harmony really comes into its own here. The use of bronze also gives the sculpture a classic look and testifies to the highest quality. Whether large or small – Wotruba sought perfection in all his sculptures. "Figur I" is listed in Otto Breicha’s catalogue raisonné of 2002 as number 243. In addition to the plaster version based on a clay model, there are also bronze casts in a limited edition. The casting book lists seven castings numbered with Arabic numerals, and eight labelled "EA", and numbered 0/I and I/VII to VII/VII, whereby the work presented here is EA III/VII (Otto Breicha (ed.), Fritz Wotruba Werkverzeichnis. Skulpturen, Reliefs, Bühnen- und Architekturmodelle ["Fritz Wotruba catalogue raisonné. Sculptures, reliefs, stage and architectural models"], St. Gallen, p. 228, WV No. 243). (Stefan Üner)
Im Kinsky
Nov. 27, 2023
Fritz Wotruba: Standing female nude
Est: €2,500 - €5,000
Fritz Wotruba Standing female nude c. 1941-1943 India ink, watercolour and pencil on paper; framed 29.5 x 21 cm signed on the lower right: F. Wotruba pencil sketches on the reverse private property, Austria Auktionshaus im Kinsky, 19 June 2007, lot 213; private property, Austria
Im Kinsky