Franz Barwig
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Franz Barwig (19 April 1868 – 15 May 1931) was an Austrian sculptor.


Professional career

His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the
1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...
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Death

He committed suicide by shooting himself in 1931.


References


Further reading

*Gerbert Frodl: ''Franz Barwig 1868–1931''. Exhibition catalogue, Österreichische Galerie, Wien 1969 *Gabriele Kala: ''Die Tierplastiken Franz Barwigs des Älteren 1868–1931''. Dissertation, Vienna 1978
Barwig Franz
. In: ''
Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950 The ''Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950'' (ÖBL, ''Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950'') is a dictionary of biographical entries for individuals who have contributed to the history of Austria, published by the Austrian ...
'' (ÖBL). Band 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien 1957, p. 52 *Felix Czeike (ed.): "Barwig Franz d. Ä.". In: ''Historisches Lexikon Wien''. Band 1, Kremayr & Scheriau, Wien 1992, , p. 265
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