Head on base Josef Pillhofer 1993

The Austrian sculptor Josef Pillhofer was an important representative of post-war modernism in Vienna. Known for his works in stone, wood, and metal, he combined masterly craftsmanship with a clear formal reduction. After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under Fritz Wotruba and spending a year at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris with Ossip Zadkine, he came into close contact with artists such as Henri Laurens and Constantin Brâncuși, whose styles had a lasting influence on him. As a member of the Vienna Secession in 1955, Josef Pillhofer belonged to the group of artists who gave decisive impulses to modern developments in postwar Austria.