Fritz Wotruba, Austrian, 1907 to 1975, patinated bronze sculpture, Walking Man, 1958. Signed, Fritz Wotruba bad dated, on a base. Mounted on a rectangular shaped stand. Fritz Wotruba was born in Vienna on 23 April 1907 and trained initially as a die engraver. Between 1926 and 1929 he studied sculpture under Anton Hanak and Eugen Steinhof at the Vienna School for the Decorative and Applied Arts. Wotruba began to work in stone, producing his first limestone torso of a man in 1928. In 1945 Wotruba returned to Vienna, where he was given a post at the Vienna Art Academy on Boeckls recommendation. There Fritz Wotruba taught a master class in sculpture for the rest of his life. Wotrubas Large Standing Man marks his emancipation from anatomical configuration; thenceforward structural and tectonic considerations would govern his work. Antique and Vintage European Cast Bronze Sculptures, Figures, Figurines, Statues, Home Decor, and Collectibles.