Viktor Oskar Tilgner (25 October 1844 in

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– 16 April 1896 in

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) was an Austrian sculptor and medailleur.

Life

He was the son of Captain Carl Tilgner. The family moved to Vienna when he was a child. His talent was recognized early by the sculptor , who became his first teacher. Then, at the

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, he studied under

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and Josef Gasser. Later, he was attracted to engraving and worked with the medailleur . One of Tilgner's student's was German sculptor John Walz. He belonged to the circle of artists around Count

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. During the

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of 1873, he met the French sculptor Gustave Deloye, who strongly influenced his work. The following year, he took a trip to Italy with

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, whose "realistic academicism" also influenced Tilgner's style. For the last twenty years of his life, he had a large studio in what was originally a greenhouse at the

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. Despite a long-standing heart condition and recurring chest pain, he spent a strenuous day working on his Mozart monument, to get it ready on schedule. He died of a heart attack the next morning. Often considered to be his greatest work, the monument was unveiled a few days after his death. The bulk of his estate was bequeathed to his hometown and is now on display at the

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Selected major works

* Statue of

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at the

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* Statue of

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at the Künstlerhaus * Statue of

at the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, Savannah, Georgia * Statue of

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at the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences,

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* Statues at the

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and

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. * Statues at the

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and

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. * Statues at the

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building:

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and

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. *Statues at the

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building:

and

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Rembrandt
from SIRIS. * Figures at the

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, Phaidra,

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and

Karl Felix Halm Karl Felix Halm (also ''Carl''; ''Karl Felix Ritter von Halm'' after 1872; 5 April 1809 – 5 October 1882), was a German classical scholar and critic. Life He was born at Munich. In 1849, having held appointments at Speyer and Hadamar, he ...

. * Monument for

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* Monument for

Anton Bruckner Joseph Anton Bruckner (; ; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer and organist best known for his Symphonies by Anton Bruckner, symphonies and sacred music, which includes List of masses by Anton Bruckner, Masses, Te Deum (Br ...

in the Stadtpark. Due to vandalism, the female figure was removed and replaced with a simple pedestal. * Monument for

Johann Nepomuk Hummel Johann Nepomuk Hummel (14 November 177817 October 1837) was an Austrian composer and pianist. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the Romantic musical era. He was a pupil of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Salieri, and ...

, Bratislava * Monument for Dr Johann Nepomuk Prix, Wiener Zentralfriedhof * Monument for

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* . * . * Bundesdenkmalamt Österreich:
Hauptwerk von Viktor Tilgner gerettet. Wiener Zentralfriedhof. Allegorie der Bildhauerei
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Obituary
in ''Wiener Totentanz'' online {{DEFAULTSORT:Tilgner, Viktor Oskar Austrian sculptors Sculptors from Austria-Hungary Austrian male sculptors Artists from Bratislava 1844 births 1896 deaths 19th-century Austrian sculptors Artists from Vienna

Life

Selected major works

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