About Anton Prinner
Hungarian · 1902–1983 · Constructivism
Hungarian[1]-born sculptor, engraver, and painter who spent five decades in Paris working at the margins of the avant-garde without belonging to any movement.
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🇦🇹 Austria
1 museum
🇺🇸 United States
1 museum
- 1 works
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who was Anton Prinner?
Anton Prinner was a sculptor, engraver, and painter who lived in Paris for over five decades. Born in Budapest in 1902[1], he moved to Paris in the 1920s. He worked at the margins of the avant-garde without fully belonging to any single movement.What is Anton Prinner known for?
Anton Prinner is known for sculpture, engraving, and painting that resisted the dominant currents of the School of Paris. His sculptural work includes abstract forms in wood and stone influenced by African and Oceanian art. During the Second World War, he produced a hand-printed edition of the Song of Songs, combining engraved illustrations with hand-set text, which is considered one of the finest artist's books of the wartime period.What was Anton Prinner's art style?
Prinner's sculptural work includes abstract forms in wood and stone influenced by African and Oceanian art. The carvings have a totemic quality: vertical, frontal, and stripped of naturalistic detail. His engravings demonstrate a command of the burin that connects to the European printmaking tradition while remaining formally independent.
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Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Anton Prinner's works across the following collections.
- [1] wikipedia Wikipedia: Anton Prinner Used for: biography.
- [2] book guggenheim-refigur00kren Used for: biography.
- [3] book Husslein-Arco, Agnes, editor; Koja, Stephan, editor; Law, Rebecca (Translator), translator; McInnes, Robert (Translator), translator; Somers, Nick, translator; Monet, Claude, 1840-1926. Paintings. Selections; Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, h Used for: biography.
- [4] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography.
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