Stimpfl’s dachshund was conceived as a gesture of friendship. It’s the faithful representation of the dachshund “Frodo”, which belonged to an acquaintance and which kept him company from time to time in his studio over many years. And so the sculptor took the opportunity to create a bronze memorial in his honour. Portrayal of a dachshund and all dachshunds in general: with the placidity that’s typical for this breed, he looks attentively into the viewer’s face.

Edition in bronze, cast using the lost wax technique, chased and patinated by hand.

Günther Stimpfl (1945)

Günther Stimpfl studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts (Akademie der bildenden Künste) in Vienna. Since 1975 - after working as a restorer and free-standing sculptor of the Viennese palaces of Belvedere and Schoenbrunn - he has created an extensive range of sculptural works. At the same time, he drew attention to himself with etchings, pastels and drawings.

Stimpfl's sculptures are enormous, they stand with a forceful presence which is enforced by their archaic-look. They seem to show a connection between the modern arts of our time and the design ideas from cultures of old. As a human-like figure they are only recognizable through minimal details such as the hint of a mouth. The almost architectural rigor can be lost in the act, which gives the figures an impressive grandeur.

His work sometimes has a more figurative, even realistic touch.

Genres Architectural, Figurative

Styles Contemporary art, Classic modernism