Josef Mauder (1 December 1854 – 15 November 1920) was a

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sculptor, painter, art critic and professor.

Biography

He was the youngest of four children born to the tailor, František Mauder (1810-1861), and his wife Karolína née Feifarová. His older brothers, Jeroným and Karel, became

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s. In 1869 and 1870, he received two preparatory semesters at the School of Applied Arts then, from 1870 to 1877, studied painting at the

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with

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and Antonín Lhota. Sculpting was not part of the curriculum there at that time, so he took private lessons in the studios of

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. He held his first exhibition there in 1875. After completing his studies, he worked as an assistant at the Academy, and opened his own studio in 1882. The following year, he was appointed a Professor at the State Industrial School, where he taught drawing and modelling until 1911. His students included

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and Leonard Rotter. In 1885, he married Julia Meergansová (1855-1912). They had no children.Kernová Petra, ''Sochař Josef Mauder (1854–1920)'', Thesis, 2011

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. Shortly after his marriage, he and Julia took an extended trip throughout Italy. Their home became a meeting place for many artists and writers. One of his closest friends was the poet,

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, with whom he shared a passion for collecting antiques. After Zeyer's death in 1901, he created a monument for him at , in the

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district. He was an active member of an association devoted to the support of young artists, and the , which was establishing connections with Russian artists, as part of a Slavic resurgence in German and Austrian territories. An exhibition, chaired by

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, was held in Prague in 1900. Two years later, a showing of sculptures by

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was held in Prague. It had a substantial influence on younger sculptors, but Mauder remained unimpressed by the new styles. He was also a member of a jury appointed by the Prague City Council to assess several proposed monument design competitions, and the sculptural decorations for public buildings. In addition, he was involved in the process of restoring a group of statues by

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that collapsed when the

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was damaged by a flood in 1890. He died at the age of sixty-five, and is interred next to his wife, Julia, at

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. The

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on his tomb was created by his former student, Bílek. His antique collection was bequeathed to the

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, and his remaining sculptures were auctioned off to create a fund for the support of young artists.

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Biographical notes and works
@ AbART
"Ottův slovník naučný: Mauder Josef"
@ Leporelo {{DEFAULTSORT:Mauder, Josef 1854 births 1920 deaths Czech painters Czech sculptors Artists from Prague Sculptors from Bohemia Sculptors from Austria-Hungary Czech art critics Czech academics Burials at Olšany Cemetery

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