Karl Prantl (sculptor)

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Karl Prantl
Karl Prantl (2007)
Born	(1923-11-05)November 5, 1923 Pöttsching, Austria
Died	October 8, 2010(2010-10-08) (aged 86)
Known for	Stone sculpture
Awards	Grand Austrian State Prize, 2008

Karl Prantl (November 5, 1923 – October 8, 2010) was an Austrian sculptor.

Biography

Prantl was born in

He was the founder of the International Sculpture Symposium. He held his first international symposium (Symposion Europaischer Bildhauer) with 8 participants in the old quarry Römersteinbruch in Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland. Prantl was invited to exhibit work in the Austrian Pavilion of the Venice Biennale in 1986.

Prantl died of a stroke at his home on October 8, 2010, a month before his 87th birthday.^[1]

Decorations and awards

• 1962:
  German Critics Prize
  for visual art
• 1968: City of Vienna Prize for Visual Arts
• 2005: Austrian Decoration for Science and Art^[2]
• 2007: Sparda-Bank West Award for Special Services to the Public Art
• 2008:
  Grand Austrian State Prize for Visual Arts

References

External links

• Karl Prantl on artnet
• Lannan Sculptures at Palm Beach State College include "Meditation Stones" and "Marble Cube" by Karl Prantl

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