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Johann Baptist Walpoth

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Johann Baptist Walpoth (Urtijëi, 25 January 1911 - Urtijëi, 2 September 1934) was an Austrian sculptor.

Crucifix of Walpoth and Vinzenz Peristi on Mount Sëura Sas m. 2176
Woodcarved mountaineer by Walpoth.

Biography

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Johann Baptist Walpoth, also called Batista da Lësc, was born in the Junerëi farm, son of Luis Walpoth sculptor and Katherina Bernardi da Lësc, a seamstress specialized in making costumes typical of Val Gardena. Walpoth was born into a family of artists such as his sister Cristina, a polychromatic-gilder. Walpoth was initiated into wood carving in the workshop of Vinzenz Moroder-Scurcià and attended the Urtijëi School of Art, directed at the time by Guido Balsamo Stella, where he had also attended the modeling course held by Ludwig Moroder-Lenert. In 1934 he worked in Luis Insam-Tavella's workshop. He died following a hunting accident in the Resciesa woods in Urtijëi.[1]

Works

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Galleria di opere

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References

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  1. ^ Pepi Moroder: Trëi scultëures de Gherdëina, morc te si plu biei ani, Vinzenz Peristi, J. Batista Walpoth, Prof. Anton Anderlan. Calënder de Gherdëina 1955. Union di Ladins de Gherdëina. St. Ulrich in Gröden 1955. p. 42 (ladin)

Sister projects

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